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NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR BACKWARD CLASSES

3rd December, 2022

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  • Hansraj Gangaram Ahir was appointed as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes.

 

National Commission for Backward Classes

  • In 1992, the Supreme Court of India in the Mandal case judgement directed the Union government to create a permanent statutory body to examine the complaints of citizens belonging to backward classes (BC).
    • In 1993, the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) was set up.
    • In 2018, the 102nd Constitutional Amendment Act granted constitutional status to the Commission by inserting a new Article 338-B in the Indian constitution.
  • The Commission consists of a chairperson, a vice-chairperson and 3 other members.
    • They are appointed by the President of India by warrant under his hand and seal.
    • Their conditions of service and office tenure are also determined by the President.
  • The Commission presents an annual report to the President. It can also submit a report as and when it thinks necessary.
    • The President places all such reports before the Parliament, along with a memorandum explaining the action taken on the recommendations made by the Commission.
    • The President also forwards any report of the Commission related to state government to the state government. The government places it before the state legislature, along with a memorandum explaining the action taken on it.

 

Responsibilities of the NCBC

  • To investigate and monitor all matters relating to the constitutional and other legal safeguards for the socially and educationally backward classes and to evaluate their working.
  • To inquire into specific complaints concerning the deprivation of rights and safeguards of the socially and educationally backward classes.
  • To participate and advise on the socioeconomic development of the socially and educationally backward classes and to evaluate the progress of their development under the Union or a state.
  • To present to the President, annually and at such other times as it may deem fit, reports upon the working of those safeguards.
  • To make recommendations as to the measures that should be taken by the Union or a state for the effective implementation of those safeguards and other measures for the protection, welfare and socio-economic development of the socially and educationally backward classes.
  • To discharge such other functions concerning the protection, welfare, development and advancement of the socially and educationally backward classes as the President may specify.

Powers of the Commission

  • The Commission is vested with the power to regulate its procedure.
  • The Commission, while investigating any matter or enquiring into any complaint, has all the powers of a civil court, it can:
    • Summon and enforce the attendance of any person from any part of India and examine him on oath.
    • Require the discovery and production of any document.
    • Receive evidence on affidavits.
    • Request any public record from any court or office.
    • Issue summons for the examination of witnesses and documents.
    • Any other matter which the President may determine.
  • The central government and the state governments are required to consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting the socially and educationally backward classes.

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1880511

 

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