The Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993
The Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993
This Act creates a dedicated commission in Odisha to oversee the official list of backward classes, excluding Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, who qualify for state job reservations. The law applies to the entire state of Odisha, affecting citizens seeking inclusion in these lists or complaining about incorrect classifications. It matters because it ensures fair representation in government jobs for marginalized communities. By empowering the commission with court-like investigative powers to make recommendations that are generally binding on the state government, the Act ensures that welfare and reservation benefits are distributed accurately, transparently, and justly across the state.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement :– (1) This Act may be
- 2. Definitions :– In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires
- 3. Constitution of Commission for Backward Classes :
- 4. Term of office and conditions of service of the Chairperson and Members :
- 5. Officers and other employees of the Commission :
- 6. Salaries and allowances to be paid out of grants :– The salaries
- 7. Vacancies, etc, not to invalidate proceedings of the Commission
- 8. Procedure to be regulated by the Commission :– (1) The
- 9. Functions of the Commission :
- 10. Powers of the Commission :– The Commission shall, while
- 11. Periodic revision of lists by the State Government :– (1) The
- 12. Grants by the State Government :
- 13. Accounts and Audit :
- 14. Annual report :– The Commission shall prepare, in such form and
- 15. Annual report and audit report to be laid before the State
- 16. Chairperson, Members and employees of the Commission to
- 17. Powers to make rules :– (1) The State Government may, by
- 18. Power to remove difficulties :
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