New Delhi: The audit report of the National Commission for Women (NCW) has revealed that all’s not well with the commission.
Of 12,895 complaints that came to NCW between 2008-09, onlylittle over half (7,50-9) were addressed. Of these, only 14% could be disposed of.
Out of the 22 NGOs or individuals that were given grants worth Rs 22 lakh for research projects, 15 have notsubmitted an interim report.
Mandatory requirements like jail visits to assess living conditions of women have not been made for the past 4 years.
These observations, made by the Comptroller & Auditor General’s (CAG) inspection report, indicate the malaise that has crept into the NCW. The inspection found that of the 12,895 cases, 7,509 were taken up. Of these, only 1,077 were disposed of.
Admitting that the commission was battling a huge backlog of cases, NCW chairperson Girija Vyas said, “The rate of disposal is low because of several reasons. We lack trained manpower and resources. We are at present managing with a small staff whereas the number of complaints has been steadily increasing. Several of the complaints that come to us are being fought in court. We cannot send people away on the plea that the matter is subjudice. But I am concerned about the large number of cases and have demanded additional trained manpower.”
Another major lapse pointed out by the audit report is that no jail visit — as mandated under the NCW Act — was made between 2006-2007 to 2008-2009. Also, grants amounting to Rs 23.30 lakh were made to 22 NGOs/individuals between 2005-2006 and 2008-2009. Of these 22 cases, even the interim report was not received in 15 cases after a lapse of 5 to 30 months.
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