Commission for Development of Backward Areas of Andhra Pradesh Act, 2008

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    "title": "Commission for Development of Backward Areas of Andhra Pradesh Act, 2008",
    "short_title": "Commission for Development of Backward Areas of Andhra Pradesh Act, 2008",
    "act_number": "(Act No. 19 of 2008)",
    "act_year": 2008,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Andhra Pradesh",
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    "description": "Commission for Development of Backward Areas of Andhra Pradesh Act, 2008",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and Extent.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Backward areas\" for the purpose of this Act means such backward areas of Andhra Pradesh as may be identified by the Commission;\n(b) \"Commission\" means Commission for Development of Backward Areas of Andhra Pradesh constituted under Section 3;\n(c) \"District\" means a District as construed in the Andhra Pradesh District (Formation) Act, 1974;\n(d) \"Government\" means the State Government of Andhra Pradesh;\n(e) \"Member\" means a Member of the Commission and includes the Chairperson;\n(f) \"notification\" means a 'notification' published in the Andhra Pradesh gazette and the word notified shall be construed accordingly;\n(g) \"prescribed\" means a prescribed by rules made under this Act.\nChapter II\nCommission for Development of Backward Areas of Andhra Pradesh",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Constitution of Commission for Development of Backward Areas of Andhra Pradesh.",
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            "content": "(a) Chairperson will be an eminent person of public standing;\n(b) Two eminent persons from the disciplines of Economics/ Sociology/Public Administration to be nominated;\n(c) a Member-Secretary who shall be an officer of the Government not below the rank of Secretary to Government.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Term of Office and conditions of Service of Chairperson and Members.",
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            "content": "(a) becomes an undischarged insolvent;\n(b) is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence with in the opinion of the Government involves moral turpitude;\n(c) becomes unsound mind and stand so declared by competent Court;\n(d) becomes incapable of acting;\n(e) has in the opinion of the Government, so abused the position of Chairperson or Member as to render that person's continuance in the office detrimental to the public interest:",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Officers and other employees of the Commission.",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Salaries and Allowance to be paid out of grants.",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Vacancies etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Commission.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Procedure to be regulated by the Commission.",
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            "content": "Chapter III\nFunctions and Powers of the Commission",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Functions of Commission.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Powers of the Commission Central Act No. 5 of 1908.",
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            "content": "(a) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him.\n(b) Compelling the production of documents.\n(c) Issuing of Commissions for the examination persons.\nChapter IV\nFinance, Accounts And Audit",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Grants by the Government.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Accounts and Audit.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Annual Report.",
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        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Annual Report and Audit Report to be laid before the Legislature of the State.",
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            "content": "Chapter V\nMiscellaneous",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Chairperson son, Members and employees of the Commission to be public servants, Central Act 45 of 1860.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Power to remove difficulties.",
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            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Power to make rules.",
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            "content": "(a) Salaries and allowances payable to and the other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and Members under sub-section (5) of Section 4 and of officers and other employees under sub-section (1) of Section 5;\n(b) the form in which the annual statement of accounts shall be maintained under sub-section (1) of Section 12;\n(c) the form and the time of which the annual report shall be prepared under Section 13;\n(d) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed.",
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        "Act ID": "Last Updated 10th September, 2019 [ap400]",
        "Act Number": "(Act No. 19 of 2008)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2008",
        "Short Title": "Commission for Development of Backward Areas of Andhra Pradesh Act, 2008",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Andhra Pradesh"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
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