The Bihar State Minorities Commission (Amendment) Act, 2024

Short title, extent and commencement.-

1. (1) This Act may be called Bihar State Minorities Commission (Amendment) Act, 2024.
2. (2) This Act shall extend to the whole State of Bihar.
3. (3) This Act shall come into force immediately on publication in Bihar gazette.

Amendment in section 4 of Bihar Act 7, 1991.- After Sub-section

1. (2) in Section 4 following Sub-section
2. (3) shall be added with effect from the date this Amendment Act comes into force. (3)
   • (i) The Commission constituted in exercise of power under Section 4 of the existing Act shall stand dissolved.
   • (ii) On dissolution of the Commission constituted under Section 4, the State Government shall appoint Administrator who shall be an officer not below the rank of Secretary to the Government, for discharge of day to day functions of the Commission.
   • (iii) The State Government may issue direction by Notifications/ Resolutions/

Amendment in section 5 of Bihar Act 7, 1991

Amendment in section 5 of Bihar Act 7, 1991.- Sub Section 'c' shall be

added in the section '5' of the said Act :-

1. (c) Notwithstanding, tenure prescribed in the section 5, of the Act, the State Government shall have the power to dissolve the commission anytime if it is satisfied that dissolution is in the larger public interest to make the functioning of the commission consistent with the aims and object of the Act and in furtherance of rights and welfare of all religious and linguistic minority habitant of State of

Addition of section 19 in Bihar Act 7, 1991 Addition of section 19 in Bihar Act 7, 1991.- A new section 19 shall be added after section 18 of the said act:- 19

1. (i) Measures to be taken during interregnum: After dissolution of the Commission, the State Government shall constitute a committee of experts comprising of five members to study and make recommendations to the Department of Minorities Welfare regarding identifying minorities based on data collected and analyzed in the Bihar Caste based survey, 2022 -23 and to submit a comprehensive report to the department. For the purpose of preparation of report the department may nominate people from different religious and linguistic minorities.
2. (ii) On completion of the study, the State Government will frame policies for holistically addressing the issues in relation to all religious and linguistic minorities.
3. (iii) Above exercise contained in Sub-section
4. (i) and
5. (ii) shall be completed within a maximum period of one month.
6. (iv) On completion of one month as provided in Sub-section
7. (iii) above, the State Government shall constitute a Commission under Section 4 of the existing Act within a maximum period of two months from its dissolution.