STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The Assam Government on Tuesday introduced the Assam State Commission for Safai Karamcharis Bill, 2023. The Bill was placed in the House by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Pijush Hazarika.
The Assam State Commission for Safai Karamcharis Bill, 2023 proposes to create a separate State Commission for Safai Karamcharis to safeguard the rights and interests and for redressal of the grievances of the Safai Karamcharis in the State. The Bill proposes to protect the dehumanizing practice of manual scavengers, to monitor the implementation of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, to take suo moto notice of matter relating to non-implementation of this Act, and to advise the State Government for effective implementation of the provisions of this Act.
The Commission shall consist of the following Members nominated by the State Government, namely:- (a) A Chairperson to be nominated by the State Government (b) A Vice Chairperson to be nominated by the State Government (c) Eight other persons to be nominated by the State Government (d) the Director, Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes and the Managing Director, Assam State Development Corporation for Scheduled Castes shall be ex- officio Members of the Commission.
The Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and every Member other than the ex-officio Members, shall hold office for a term of three years from the date he assumes office.
The Commission shall perform all or any of the following functions –to recommend to the government specific programmes of action towards elimination of inequalities in status, facilities and opportunities for Safai Karamcharis under a time-bound action plan; to study and evaluate the implementation of the programmes and schemes relating to the social and economic upliftment and rehabilitation of Safai Karamcharis and make recommendations to the State Government for better co-ordination and implementation of such programmes and schemes; to make periodcial reports to the State Government on any matter concerning Safai Karamcharis taking into account any difficulties or disabilities being encountered by Safai Karamcharis.
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