A State-wise list of the number of cases registered, considered by the Commission and pending consideration is at Annexure Ill. A State-wise list of cases dismissed in lirnini, disposed of with directions and concluded after consideration of reports and inquiries by various agencies is at Annexure IV. An analysis of the 6503 cases in which the Commission called for reports and inquiries including those which were concluded on the basis of'such reports and inquiries, is at Annexure V. It may be noted that the number of repoited custodial deaths has almost doubled in the year under review as compared to the previous year. In accordance with the Commission's instrucfions, various States and Union Territories reported 888 cases of custodial deaths of which 700 were in jail custody. The large number of deaths reported in jail custody emphasises the urgent need for reforms of prison conditions and the Commission is seriously engaged in this task (see also paragraphs 3.24-3.26 above). 9.3 The increase in the number of complaints received by the Commission has necessitated drastic changes in its procedures for dealing with them. Earlier in the report, a reference was made to the constitution of Single-Member Benches in consequence of which a much larger number of cases received the attention of the Commission at any given point of time. Certain other changes were also made in the procedures dealing with the complaints in order to make initial scrutiny more effective. The Commission believes that the process of adjusting itself to the demand of fast increasing number of cases will have to be a continuing one and must, in course of time, take the form of higher management technique. The Commission is presently considering the evolution of new procedures to enable it to process certain categories of complaints under its directions at a level below it. Initiatives have been taken to identify functionaries who could be entrusted with this responsibility. It will enable the Commission to c~ncentrateon the more serious complaints that are addressed to it. It is to be expected that this process of evolution of procedures and organisational changes will continue till the Commission's work gets standardised. 9.4 The Commission has, in pursuance of its Regulations, made arrangements to make public its recommendations, by notifying them as is required under Section ? 8 and Section 19 of the Act. 9.5 , m Though there have been instances when the concerned authorities have sought 9.6 clarifihtions and, in some cases, expressed a certain degree of reluctance to carry out'the recommendations made by the Commission, it is gratifying to note that there has so far been only one case in Tamil Nadu in which the State Government has not yet consented to carry out the recommendations made by the Commission: those - -