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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is making a conscious effort to reach out to the Scheduled Castes in the rural areas as it is this group that is subjected to more atrocities than those in the urban areas, NHRC chairman K G Balakrishnan said here on Tuesday.Speaking at the inauguration of a two-day open hearing organised by the commission to adjudicate on grievances of SCs in Tamil Nadu, he said the real problem now lies in the villages where the SCs remain vulnerable. “After all, the very purpose of human rights is to give voice to the poor person, whose voice is not heard,” he said.Balakrishnan said that the commission had been going to Assam, Meghalaya, Gujarat and other States to understand the problems of the poor and marginalised.Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Devendra Nath Sarangi said the State government does not distinguish between any members of society when it comes to implementing welfare measures. first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is making a conscious effort to reach out to the Scheduled Castes in the rural areas as it is this group that is subjected to more atrocities than those in the urban areas, NHRC chairman K G Balakrishnan said here on Tuesday.

Speaking at the inauguration of a two-day open hearing organised by the commission to adjudicate on grievances of SCs in Tamil Nadu, he said the real problem now lies in the villages where the SCs remain vulnerable. “After all, the very purpose of human rights is to give voice to the poor person, whose voice is not heard,” he said.

Balakrishnan said that the commission had been going to Assam, Meghalaya, Gujarat and other States to understand the problems of the poor and marginalised.

Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Devendra Nath Sarangi said the State government does not distinguish between any members of society when it comes to implementing welfare measures.