Rajasthan State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 2017
No: 4 Dated: Mar, 28 2017
THE RAJASTHAN STATE COMMISSION FOR BACKWARD CLASSES ACT, 2017
(Act No. 4 of 2017)
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 28th day of March 2017)
An Act
to constitute the Rajasthan State Commission for Backward Classes other than the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by the Rajasthan State Legislature in the Sixty-eighth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
CHAPTER I
Preliminary
1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Rajasthan State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 2017.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Rajasthan.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “backward classes” means all categories of backward classes of citizens, other than the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, as may be declared by or under respective law for the time being in force making provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in services under the State and of seats in educational institutions in the State in favour of the respective category of backward classes of citizens in the State;
(b) “Commission” means the Rajasthan State Commission for Backward Classes constituted under section 3;
(c) “Member” means a Member of the Commission and includes the Chairperson;
(d) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(e) “Scheduled Castes” means any of the castes specified in the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 as amended from time to time;
(f) “Scheduled Tribes” means any of the tribes specified in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 as amended from time to time;
(g) “services under the State” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (g) of section 2 of the Rajasthan Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Special Backward Classes and Economically Backward Classes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions in the State and of Appointments and Posts in Services under the State) Act, 2008 (Act No. 12 of 2009).
CHAPTER II
The Rajasthan State Commission for Backward Classes
3. Constitution of the Rajasthan State Commission for Backward Classes.- (1) The State Government shall constitute a body to be known as the Rajasthan State Commission for Backward Classes to exercise the powers conferred on, and to perform the functions assigned to, it under this Act.
(2) The Commission shall consist of the following Members to be nominated by the State Government, namely:-
(a) a Chairperson, who is or has been a Judge of a High Court;
(b) a social scientist;
(c) two persons, who have special knowledge in matters relating to backward classes; and
(d) a Member-Secretary, who is or has been an officer of the State Government not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan or is or has been a District Judge:
Provided that the Chairperson, Member-Secretary and Members of the Rajasthan State Commission for Backward Classes constituted by the Rajasthan Government order number F. 11(150)R&P/RRBC/2007/39035 Jaipur, dated 16th July, 2007, who were working immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been nominated as the Chairperson, Member-Secretary and Members, as the case may be, of the Commission constituted under this Act with effect from the date of constitution of the Commission under this Act.