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The Andhra Pradesh Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993

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The Andhra Pradesh Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 establishes a permanent statutory commission to safeguard and promote the interests of backward classes in the state. Applying across Andhra Pradesh, this law empowers the Commission to evaluate requests for including or excluding specific citizen groups from the official backward classes list and investigate related grievances. It gives the body civil court powers to examine witnesses and demand public records while requiring annual reporting to the state government. This legislation matters because it ensures transparent, fair review procedures for affirmative action benefits, protecting social welfare rights for marginalized communities.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Constitution of the Commission for Backward Classes
  4. 4. Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
  5. 5. Officers and other employees of the Commission
  6. 6. Salaries and allowances to be paid out of grants
  7. 7. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Commission
  8. 8. Procedure to be regulated by the Commission
  9. 9. Functions of the Commission
  10. 10. Powers of the Commission
  11. 11. Grants by the Government
  12. 12. Accounts and audit
  13. 13. Annual report
  14. 14. Chairperson, Members and employees of the Commission to be public servants
  15. 15. Power to make rules
  16. 16. Power to remove difficulties
  17. 17. Provided that no such order shall be issued after the expiry of two years from the commencement of this Act.

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