Haryana State Commission for Scheduled Castes Act, 2018

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    "title": "Haryana State Commission for Scheduled Castes Act, 2018",
    "short_title": "Haryana State Commission for Scheduled Castes Act, 2018",
    "act_number": "(Haryana Act No. 34 of 2018)",
    "act_year": 2018,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Haryana",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Haryana State Commission for Scheduled Castes Act, 2018",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Chairperson\" means the Chairperson of the Commission;\n(b) \"Commission\" means the Haryana State Commission for Scheduled Castes constituted under section 3;\n(c) \"Government\" means the Government of the State of Haryana;\n(d) \"Member\" means a Member of the Commission and includes the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Member-Secretary;\n(e) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(f) \"Scheduled Castes\" means such castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within such castes, races or tribes specified as Scheduled Castes with respect to the Haryana State under article 341 of the Constitution of India;\n(g) \"Vice-Chairperson\" means the Vice-Chairperson of the Commission.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Constitution of Commission.",
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            "content": "(a) Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, who shall be an eminent person belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes, having wide experience in social life and who has worked, contributed in Government activities or a retired officer of the Government belonging to the Scheduled Castes. The Vice-Chairperson shall be designated from amongst the Members;\n(b) a Member-Secretary, who is or has been an officer of the Government, not below the rank of Special Secretary;\n(c) not more than four Members, belonging to the Scheduled Castes, from amongst the persons of ability, integrity and standing who has worked and served for the welfare and uplift of the Scheduled Castes and at least one of them shall be a woman.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Term and conditions of appointment of Members.",
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            "content": "(a) becomes an undischarged insolvent; or\n(b) is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which in the opinion of the Government, involves moral turpitude; or\n(c) becomes of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or\n(d) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting; or\n(e) is, without obtaining leave of absence from the Commission, absents from three consecutive meetings of the Commission; or\n(f) has, in the opinion of the Government, so abused the position of Member as to render that person's continuance in office detrimental to the interests of Scheduled Castes or public interest:",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Officers and other employees of Commission.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Salaries and allowances to be paid out of grants.",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Vacancy not to invalidate proceedings.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Procedure to be regulated by Commission.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Functions and powers of Commission.",
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            "content": "(i) to investigate and examine the working of various safeguards provided in the Constitution of India or under any other law for the time being in force or under any order of the Government for the welfare and protection of the Scheduled Castes;\n(ii) to inquire into specific complaints with respect to the deprivation of rights and safeguard of the Scheduled Castes and to take up such matter with the appropriate authorities;\n(iii) to participate and advise on the planning process of socio-economic development of the Scheduled Castes and to evaluate the progress of their development;\n(iv) to make recommendations as to the measures to be taken by the Government for the effective implementation of safeguards and other measures for the protection, welfare and socio-economic development of the Scheduled Castes and to make report to the Government annually and at such other time, as the Commission deems fit;\n(v) to discharge such other functions in relation to the protection, welfare, development and advancement of the Scheduled Castes, as may be prescribed.\n(i) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person from any part of India and examining him on oath;\n(ii) requiring the discovery and production of any document;\n(iii) receiving evidence on affidavits;\n(iv) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;\n(v) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses and documents; and\n(vi) any other matter which is or may be prescribed.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Periodic revision of Scheduled Castes.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Grants by Government.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Accounts.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Annual report.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Members and employees of Commission to be public servants.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Bar of jurisdiction.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Power to make rules.",
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            "content": "(a) salaries and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of appointment of Members;\n(b) the form in which the annual statement of accounts shall be prepared under section 12;\n(c) the form in, and the time at, 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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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Power to remove difficulties.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Protection of action taken in good faith.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "hl719",
        "Act Number": "(Haryana Act No. 34 of 2018)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2018",
        "Short Title": "Haryana State Commission for Scheduled Castes Act, 2018",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Haryana"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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