Haryana Backward Classes Commission Bill 2016 was passed unanimously in Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday to set up a permanent mechanism and to give a statutory status to the Haryana Backward Classes Commission, after a gap of 24 years.
A spokesperson of the State Government said, “On the basis of report of the Committee constituted under the chairmanship of Haryana Chief Secretary, the State Government has decided to set up a permanent mechanism and to give a statutory status to the Haryana Backward Classes Commission by enacting a separate legislation. Moreover, demands of inclusion, deletion or change of blocks within the backward Classes are likely to arise in future also from different communities. Therefore, it has become imperative that Haryana Commission for Backward Classes be set up.”
The bill states that the Commission shall consist of the members to be nominated by the State Government. It will have a chairperson, who is or has been a Judge of the High Court. The members would include a social scientist; two persons, who have special knowledge in matters relating to Backward Classes; and a Member-Secretary, who is or has been an officer of the State Government not below the rank of Secretary to the State Government. Every member shall hold office for a term of three years from the date he assumes office.