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COW
COMMISSION
 Has
to raise Rs 1.5 per cow per day to get a matching grant from the Government
for cow shelters. Is struggling to generate funds.
Commission
Chairman G.L. Soni says he intends to innovate to generate money.
The plan
is to sell cow dung and urine and maybe set up a cow-bull farm in Jaisalmer.
MINORITIES
COMMISSION
 Is
supposed to protect minorities and act on complaints. Reduced to forwarding
complaints to the Home Department.
Recommendations are ignored. Faces a stonewalling bureaucracy.
The commission
has bare bones funding. Chairman M. Nizam has asked for Rs 1.57 crore
to meet his needs.
LOK
AYUKTA
 Is
supposed to investigate corruption charges, among other things. Hampered
by lack of investigative powers.
No Lok
Ayukta report submitted in the past four years has been debated in the
Assembly.
Chairman
M.C. Jain is seeking powers to direct investigating agencies.
HUMAN
RIGHTS COMMISSION
 Meant
to look into allegations of civil-rights violations at the state level,
this commission has achieved very little.
Chairperson
Kanta Bhatnagar resigned in protest against the Government's indifferent
attitude.
The commission
did not get a penny of its proposed Rs 50 lakh budget, according to Bhatnagar.
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