Four years after the Gujarat riots, the Narendra Modi government would have to explain why it is going slow on rehabilitation of riot-victims, mostly Muslims, and why they still continue to live in makeshift camps.

The notice sent by the National Commission for Women (NCW) follows a visit to the state by its expert group, set up after the Prime Minister’s Office asked the commission to monitor rehabilitation work. The NCW has given a three-month deadline to the government to set up proper facilities for camp inmates.

NCW chairman Girija Vyas, who led the team, said the conditions in the makeshift camps was appalling. The team visited Vatva and Narol camps on the outskirts of Ahmedabad.

Clarifying that her mission was not to ‘‘refresh gory memories of the past’’, Vyas said Modi has been asked to finish all relief and rehabilitation within three months.