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INDIAN DEMOCRACY -
RESERVATION - NCBC |
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Description |
A constitutional body under the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment established on 14 August 1993. It was constituted
pursuant to the provisions of the National Commission for
Backward Classes Act, 1993.
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Events |
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Aug 06, 2018: |
The
Parliament passed a bill to provide constitutional authority
to NCBC as the Rajya Sabha adopted the legislation. Now,
NCBC will become a constitutional body. |
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Aug 14, 1993: |
It was established on this
day in terms of the National Commission for Backward Classes
Act, 1993 which came into effect on Apr 02, 1993. |
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Apr 02, 1993: |
The National
Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 came into effect
on this day. Section 3 of the Act provides that the
Commission shall consist of five Members, comprising of a
Chairperson who is or has been a judge of the Supreme Court
or of a High Court; 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 Central Government in the rank of a Secretary
to the Government of India. |
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Nov 16, 1992: |
The Supreme
Court of India in its Judgment of date directed the Govt. of
India, State Governments and Union Territory Administrations
to constitute a permanent body in the nature of a Commission
or Tribunal for entertaining, examining and recommending
upon requests for inclusion and complaints of over-inclusion
and under-inclusion in the list of OBCs. Pursuant to the
direction of the Supreme Court, the Government of India
enacted the National Commission for Backward Classes Act,
1993 (Act No. 27 of 1993) for setting up a Commission at
National Level viz. “National Commission for Backward
Classes” as a permanent body. |
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