Constitution of the Commission for Backward Classes

Constitution of the Commission for Backward Classes

1. (1) The Government may, by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, constitute a body to be known as the Andhra Pradesh Commission for Backward Classes to exercise the powers conferred on, and to perform the functions assigned to, it under this Act.
2. (2) The Commission shall consist of,—
   • (a) a Chairperson, who is or has been a Judge of a High Court or a retired District Judge;
   • (b) a social scientist;
   • (c) two persons, who have special knowledge in matters relating to backward classes; and
   • (d) a Member-Secretary, who shall be an officer of the Government in the rank of a Deputy Secretary to Government.