The Chhattisgarh Government has constituted ‘Human Rights Protection Committee’ at State and district levels.
The district-level committees will redress the complaints received in the districts and will make recommendations to State Government in the context, an official statement issued here on Friday informed.
If the district-level committee fails to resolve a case or if in any case complainant is dissatisfied with the action taken by district-level committee, then the State-level 'Human Rights Protection Committee' will take such cases into account and do the needful.
Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD), will be the Chairman of State-level Human Rights Protection Committee, whereas law Department Officer nominated by Principal Secretary, law Department, Secretary, Home, Secretary Women and Child Development Department, Secretary Tribal Caste Welfare Department, Additional Director General of Police CID, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Naxal Operations) and maximum three prominent citizens or representatives of NGOs nominated by State Government will be the members of this Committee.
likewise, the district-level committees formed in the districts of Bastar Division will be headed by respective district collectors.
likewise, Superintendents of Police (SPs) of respective districts, CEO of Zila Panchayat, Senior Prosecution Officer, Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Department, District Women and Child Development Officer and maximum three prominent citizens nominated by District Collector will be appointed as members of the Committee. All the complaints pertaining to Human Rights will be redressed by the district-level committee.
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