Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission

Research Studies and Projects
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Find out the social, economic and other problems faced by the pluckers and
their families;
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Suggest remedial measures that can be taken up to address the problems; and
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Create a database on pluckers with a view to helping the policy makers and others concerned
with the conditions of the marginalized people, especially the tendu leaf pluckers.
12.32 For the purpose of the study, five tendu leaf divisions of Orissa, viz., Nawarangpur,
Jeypore, Padampur, Patnagarh and Angul have been selected. Each of these divisions have
further been divided into four zones and from each of these zones five villages have been randomly
selected for collecting data. The field work for the study has been completed. However, the draft
final report is awaited from the organisation. The Commission has sanctioned financial assistance
of Rs.3,06,000/-.
K] A Study of the Human Rights Status of Denotified and
Nomadic Communities of Delhi, Gujarat and Maharashtra
12.33 The ‘Study of the Human Rights Status of Denotified and Nomadic Communities of
Delhi, Gujarat and Maharashtra’ has been entrusted by the Commission to Bhasha Research and
Publication Centre, Baroda. The entire cost of the study – Rs.4,21,000/- would be borne by the
Commission.
12.34 The objectives of the proposed study are as under :-
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(ii)
To study the economic status and occupational patterns of the communities selected for
study;
To study the patterns of encounter with the police department;
(iii) To study incidents of custodial deaths of persons belonging to the communities selected
for study;
(iv) To study the levels of legal awareness and legal literacy among these communities; and
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To study the engagement of these communities with the electoral processes.
12.35 In each of the three States, two to three denotified and nomadic communities have been
identified. For instance in Delhi, Gadia Lohar/Gaddi Lohar and Sansis; in Gujarat: Bahurupis,
Chamthas and Sansi/Chhara; and from Maharashtra: Banjara, Ramoshi and Pardhi have been
selected for the study. The study is currently in progress.
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