NHRC marks 32nd Foundation Day; former President Ram Nath Kovind is chief guest
The National Human Rights Commission marked its 32nd Foundation Day at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 16 October 2025 with former President Ram Nath Kovind as chief guest; the Commission was set up on 12 October 1993.
Summary
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, marked its 32nd Foundation Day at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 16 October 2025 with a function and a National Conference on the 'Human Rights of Prison Inmates'. The Commission was set up on 12 October 1993. Former President Ram Nath Kovind, the chief guest, said economic progress must go hand in hand with the dignity of all, including informal-sector workers, and urged that jails become spaces of reform and rehabilitation. NHRC Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian said the Commission has handled more than 23 lakh cases, taken about 2,900 suo motu cognisances, recommended monetary relief of more than Rs 263 crore in over eight thousand cases, and constituted 12 core groups on thematic issues.
Key facts
- Event
- NHRC 32nd Foundation Day, Vigyan Bhawan, 16 Oct 2025
- Set up
- 12 October 1993
- Chief guest
- Former President Ram Nath Kovind
- Chairperson
- Justice V. Ramasubramanian
- Record
- 23 lakh+ cases; ~2,900 suo motu; Rs 263 crore+ relief in 8,000+ cases
- Core groups
- 12
Practice MCQs 2 questions
On which date was the National Human Rights Commission of India set up, as recalled at its 32nd Foundation Day in October 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 12 October 1993
PIB: the Commission was set up on 12 October 1993.
Who was the chief guest at the NHRC's 32nd Foundation Day function in New Delhi on 16 October 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Former President Ram Nath Kovind
PIB: former President of India Ram Nath Kovind addressed the function as the chief guest.