Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission

Complaints Before the Commission
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the State Government of Andhra Pradesh submitted that a Cabinet Sub-Committee had considered
the recommendations of the Commission and decided to take certain “short term” and “long
term” measures to deal with the situation, namely -
a. Short Term Measures
1. Constitution of Agricultural Technology Mission
2. Constitution of Cabinet sub-committee to examine the existing situation and submit their
recommendations
3. Supply of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides at subsidized cost
4. Free power to all agricultural connections, waiving of power dues worth Rs.1200 crores
5. Ex-gratia payment of Rs.1.00 lakh to the family of deceased farmers and a further
Rs.50,000/- towards liquidation of farm debt
6. Another Rs.50,000/- from PM’s Relief Fund as ex-gratia to the family of each victim
7. Admission of children in Social Welfare Schools and Hostels
8. Allotment of houses under IAY scheme
9. Economic support under Government Schemes
10. Pensions etc.
11. Provision of self-employment to at least one member of each family
12. Bill on Moratorium for 6 months on private money lenders
13. Two years of moratorium on institutional credit recovery
14. Sanction of additional food grains for generation of employment in rural areas
15. Commission of Judicial Enquiry by a retired Judge
16. Proposal for a separate bill called Moneylenders Bill for protection of interest of farmers
including fixing the upper limit of interest rate
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