section 8
Functions and powers of Commission.
The Maharashtra State Commission for Safai Karmacharis Act, 1997General199717 sections5 chapters
Chapter III FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE COMMISSION
Statutory text
- (1) The Commissions shall preform all or any of the following functions, namely :-
- (a) recommend to the State Government specific programmes of action towards elimination of inequalities in status, facilities and opportunities for Safai Karmacharis under a time-bound action plan;
- (b) study and evaluate the implementation of the programmes and schemes relating to the social and economic rehabilitation of Safai Karmacharis and make recommendations to the State Government for better co-ordination and implementation of such programmes and schemes;
- (c) visit various establishments of the State Government, and semi-Government institutions and also aided institutions, and to obtain information, or to advise or make suggestions to the said institutions;
- (d) investigate specified grievances and take suo-moto notice of matters relating to nonimplementation of,-
- (i) programmes or schemes in respect of any group of Safai Karmacharis;
- (ii) decisions, guidelines or instructions aimed at mitigating the hardship of Safai Karmacharis;
- (iii) measures for the social and economic upliftment of Safai Karmacharis;
- (iv) the provisions of any law in its application to Safai Karmacharis, and take up such matters with the concerned authorities or with the State Government;
- (e) make periodical reports to the State Government on any matter concerning Safai Karmacharis, taking into account any difficulties or disabilities being encountered by Safai Karmacharis;
- (f) deal with any other matter which may be referred to it by the State Government.
- (2) In the discharge of its functions under sub-section (1), the Commission shall have power to call for information with respect to any matter specified in that sub-section from State Government or local or other Semi-Government authority.
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