Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission

Complaints Before the Commission
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Karnataka by the Development Commissioner including the implementation of PDS at
the district and village level;
(d)
(e)
A credible rural employment programme based on productive public works with a
guarantee of at least 100 to 120 days of employment with guaranteed minimum wages;
The programme of providing 5 kg. of rice as “take home” ration should be restarted by the
Karnataka Government and nutrition programmes must also be strengthened.
4.158 The above recommendations of the Special Rapporteur, NHRC were forwarded to the
State Government of Karnataka as well as Union Ministries of Agriculture and Rural
Development for obtaining their comments and the Chief Secretary, Karnataka and the Secretaries
of Union Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development were requested to submit Action
Taken Report.
4.159 In response, the State Government of Karnataka vide letter dated 17/6/2004 submitted
the Action Taken Report on the various recommendations indicating inter alia, the following
measures taken by the State Government: -
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Distribution of additional food grains to 68,000 beneficiaries under Annapoorna
Scheme
Issue of 35 kgs. of food grain per BPL family per month
Beneficiaries under Anthyodaya Anna Yojana have been increased to 7,l19,700 from
4,79,700
Providing 100 days of employment to the needy and willing rural poor
As on 31.03.2004, 12.20 lakhs Kissan Credit Cards have been issued to the farmers in the
Co-operative Sector for obtaining loan
(f) An Act, namely, “The Karnataka Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2004”
has been implemented in the State. Under the said Act, where a debtor or any member of
his family commits suicide and if it is shown that immediately prior to such suicide, the
debtor or any member of his family was subjected to molestation by any person, the
person who has advanced loan shall, unless the contrary is provided, be deemed to have
abetted the commission of such suicide and notwithstanding anything contained in the
Karnataka Money Lenders Act1961, no action against debtor who is a farmer or agricultural
labourer to recover loan shall be taken for a period of one year from the date of
commencement of the Ordinance
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