The Gujarat State Commission for Women Act, 2002

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    "title": "The Gujarat State Commission for Women Act, 2002",
    "short_title": "The Gujarat State Commission for Women Act, 2002",
    "act_number": "Gujarat Act No. 12 of 2002",
    "act_year": 2002,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Gujarat",
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    "description": "The Gujarat State Commission for Women Act, 2002",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Commission\" means the Gujarat State Commission for Women constituted under section 3;\n(b) \"member\" means a member of the Commission and includes the Chairperson and the member-secretary;\n(c) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules;\n(d) \"women\" includes female-child and adolescent girl.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Constitution of Commission.",
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            "content": "(a) a Chairperson, who shall be an eminent woman committed to the causes of women, to be nominated by the State Government.\n(b) five members to be nominated by the State Government from amongst persons of ability, integrity and standing, who have served the cause of women and who have had sufficient knowledge and experience in law or legislation, sociology, advancement of women nutrition, trade unionism, management of an industry or organisation committed to increase the employment potential of women, women's voluntary organisations (including women activists), administration. Economic development, health, education or social welfare;\n(c) following ex-officio members-\n(i) Director General of Police, Gujarat State,\n(ii) Secretary to Government, Women and Child Development Department,\n(iii) Secretary to Government, Finance Department,\n(v) Secretary to Government, Legal Department,\n(vi) Secretary to Government (Family Welfare), Health and Family Welfare Department,\n(d) one Member-secretary to be nominated by the State Government from amongst the officers of the State Government, who is not below the rank of Joint Secretary to Government.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Terms and office and conditions of service of Chairperson and members.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Resignation of Chairperson and member.",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Removal of Chairperson and member.",
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            "content": "(a) is or has become subject to any disqualification mentioned in section 7;\n(b) remains absent, without leave of the Commission for more than three consecutive meetings of the Commission;\n(c) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting;\n(d) in the opinion of the State Government, has so abused the position of the Chairperson or, as the case may be, member, as to render his continuance in office detrimental to the public interest, or is otherwise unfit or unsuitable to continue as such Chairperson or, as the case may be, member:",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Disqualification for being Chairperson or member.",
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            "content": "(a) is or becomes an undischarged insolvent;\n(b) in convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which, in the opinion of the State Government, involves moral turpitude;\n(c) becomes of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Filling up of vacancies.",
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        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Officers and other employees of Commission.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Salaries and allowances to be paid out of grants.",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Defect in appointment of Chairperson or member not to invalidate acts or proceedings.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Constitution of ad hoc committee.",
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            "content": "(a) not more than two members of the Commission; and\n(b) not more than two experts on the particular subject before the Commission.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Procedure to be regulated by Commission.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Functions of Commission.",
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            "content": "(a) to examine all matters relating to the safeguards provided for women under the Constitution of India and other laws;\n(b) to present to the State Government annually and at such other times as the Commission may think fit, reports upon the working of such safeguards;\n(c) to make in such reports recommendations for the effective implementation of such safeguards for improving the conditions of women by the State;\n(d) to review from time to time, the existing provisions of laws relating to women and recommend amendments therein for the purpose of providing remedial legislative measures to meet with inadequate provisions of such laws;\n(e) to take up the cases of violation of the provisions of the Constitution of India and of other laws relating to women with the appropriate authorities;\n(f) to look into complaints and take suo moto notice of matters relating,-\n(i) deprivation of women's rights;\n(ii) non-implementation of laws enacted to provide protection to women and to achieve the objects of equality and development;\n(iii) non-compliance of policy decisions, guidelines or instructions aimed at mitigating hardships and ensuring welfare and providing relief to women, and to take up the issues arising out of such matters with appropriate authorities.\n(g) to call for special studies or investigations into specific problems or situations arising out of discrimination and atrocities against women and to idemify the constraints so as to recommend strategies for their removal;\n(h) to undertake promotional and educational research for the purposes of,-\n(i) suggesting ways of ensuring due representation of women in all spheres;\n(ii) identifying factors responsible for impeding their advancement, such as, lack of access to housing and basic services, inadequate support services and technology for reducing drudgery and occupational health hazards and for increasing their productivity;\n(i) to participate and advise on the planning of socio-economic development of women;\n(j) to evaluate the progress of the development of women under the State;\n(k) to inspect or cause to be inspected a jail, remand home, women's institution or other places of custody where women are kept as prisoners or otherwise, and to take up with the concerned authorities for remedial action, if necessary;\n(l) to provide fund for litigation involving issues affecting a large body of women;\n(m) to endeavour to promote through the media a more positive image or balanced depiction of women in society and continuously to interact, and try to educate the public opinion through media to enhance sensitivity to gender issues and bring about gender parity;\n(n) to any other matter which may be referred to it by the State Government.",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Powers of Commission.",
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            "content": "(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any witness and examining him;\n(b) requiring the discovery and production of any document;\n(c) receiving evidence on affidavits;\n(d) requisitioning any public records or copy thereof from any public office;\n(e) issuing commissions for examination of witnesses;",
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        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Consultation with Commission.",
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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Protection of action taken in good faith.",
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        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Grants by State Government.",
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        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Preparation and submission of programme of work and annual statement of accounts.",
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            "content": "(i) a programme of work for the next year;\n(ii) an annual statement of accounts for the next year.\n(i) activities to be taken during he succeeding year,\n(ii) such other particulars as may be prescribed.",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Accounts and audit.",
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        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Concurrent and special audit of accounts.",
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        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Annual report.",
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        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Annual report and audit report to be laid before State Legislature.",
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            "content": "(1) The annual report together with a memorandum of action taken on the recommendations contained therein, in so far as they relate to the State Government and the reasons for on-acceptance, if any, of such recommendation, and",
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        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Chairperson, members and staff of Commission to be public servants.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Power to make rules.",
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            "content": "(a) salaries and allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of services of, the Chairperson and members, officers and other employees under sub-section (2) of section 4;\n(b) allowances payable for attending the meeting of the ad hoc committee by the persons appointed under sub-section (1) of section 12;\n(c) particulars of programmes of the work of Commission to be submitted to the State Government under sub-section (2) of section 19;\n(d) the form in which the annual statement of accounts shall be maintained under sub-section (5) of section 19;\n(e) the maintenance of accounts and other relevant record under sub-section (1) of section 20;\n(f) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed under this Act.",
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        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Power to remove difficulties.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Power of State Government to give directions.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Repeal and savings.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "guj195",
        "Act Number": "Gujarat Act No. 12 of 2002",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2002",
        "Short Title": "The Gujarat State Commission for Women Act, 2002",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Gujarat"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}