India - Constitution - Directorate General of Mines Safety

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(a) the reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and theScheduled Tribes in the House of the People and in theLegislative Assemblies of the States; and(b) the representation of the Anglo-Indian community in theHouse of the People and in the Legislative Assemblies of theStates by nomination,shall cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of fiftyyears from the commencement of this Constitution:Provided that nothing in this article shall affect anyrepresentation in the House of the People or in the LegislativeAssembly of a State until the dissolution of the then existingHouse or Assembly, as the case may be.Article 335 Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribesto services and postsThe claims of the members of the Scheduled Castes and theScheduled Tribes shall be taken into consideration, consistentlywith the maintenance of efficiency of administration, in themaking of appointments to services and posts in connectionwith the affairs of the Union or of a State.Article 336 Special provision for Anglo-Indian community incertain services(1) During the first two years after the commencement of thisConstitution, appointments of members of the Anglo-Indiancommunity to posts in the railway, customs, postal andtelegraph services of the Union shall be made on the samebasis as immediately before the fifteenth day of August, 1947.During every succeeding period of two years, the number ofposts reserved for the members of the said community in thesaid services shall, as nearly as possible, be less by ten percent, than the numbers so reserved during the immediatelypreceding period of two years:Provided that at the end of ten years from the commencementof this Constitution all such reservations shall cease.(2) Nothing in clause (1) shall bar the appointment of membersof the Anglo-Indian community to posts other than, or inaddition to, those reserved for the community under that clauseif such members are found qualified for appointment on meritas compared with the members of other communities.Article 337 Special provision with respect to educational grantsfor the benefit of Anglo-Indian communityDuring the first three financial years after the commencementof this Constitution, the same grants, if any, shall be made bythe Union and by each State for he benefit of the Anglo-Indiancommunity in respect of education as were made in thefinancial year ending on the thirty-first day of March, 1948.During every succeeding period of three years the grants maybe less by ten per cent, than those for the immediatelypreceding period of three years:Provided that at the end of ten years from the commencementof this Constitution such grants, to the extent to which they area special concession to the Anglo-Indian community, shallcease:Provided further that no educational institution shall be entitled

to receive any grant under this article unless at least forty percent of the annual admissions therein are made available tomembers of communities other than the Anglo-Indiancommunity.Article 338 National Commission for Scheduled Castes,Scheduled Tribes(1) There shall be a Commission for the Scheduled Castes andScheduled Tribes to be known as the National Commission forthe Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.(2) Subject to the provisions of any law made in this behalf byParliament, the Commission shall consist of a Chairperson,Vice-Chairperson and five other Members and the conditions ofservice and tenure of office of the Chairperson,Vice-Chairperson and other Members so appointed shall besuch as the President may by rule determine.(3) The Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and other Members ofthe Commission shall be appointed by the President by warrantunder his hand and seal.(4) The Commission shall have the power to regulate its ownprocedure.(5) It shall be the duty of the Commission -(a) to investigate and monitor all matters relating to thesafeguards provided for the Scheduled Castes and ScheduledTribes under this Constitution or under any other law for thetime being in force or under any order of the Government andto evaluate the working of such safeguards;(b) to inquire into specific complaints with respect to thedeprivation of rights and safeguards of the Scheduled Castesand Scheduled Tribes;(c) to participate and advise on the planning process ofsocio-economic development of the Scheduled Castes andScheduled Tribes and to evaluate the progress of theirdevelopment under the Union and any State;(d) to present to the President, annually and at such other timesas the Commission may deem fit, reports upon the working ofthose safeguards;(e) to make in such reports recommendations as to themeasures that should be taken by the Union or any State forthe effective implementation of those safeguards and othermeasures for the protection, welfare and socio-economicdevelopment of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes;and(f) to discharge such other functions in relation to theprotection, welfare and development and advancement of theScheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as the President may,subject to the provisions of any law made by Parliament, byrule specify.(6) The President shall cause all such reports to be laid beforeeach House of Parliament along with a memorandumexplaining the action taken or proposed to be taken on therecommendations relating to the Union and the reasons for thenon-acceptance, if any, of any of such recommendations.(7) Where any such report, or any part thereof, relates to anymatter with which any State Government is concerned, a copyof such report shall be forwarded to the Governor of the State

to receive any grant under this article unless at least forty percent <strong>of</strong> the annual admissions therein are made available tomembers <strong>of</strong> communities other than the Anglo-<strong>India</strong>ncommunity.Article 338 National Commission for Scheduled Castes,Scheduled Tribes(1) There shall be a Commission for the Scheduled Castes andScheduled Tribes to be known as the National Commission forthe Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.(2) Subject to the provisions <strong>of</strong> any law made in this behalf byParliament, the Commission shall consist <strong>of</strong> a Chairperson,Vice-Chairperson and five other Members and the conditions <strong>of</strong>service and tenure <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> the Chairperson,Vice-Chairperson and other Members so appointed shall besuch as the President may by rule determine.(3) The Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and other Members <strong>of</strong>the Commission shall be appointed by the President by warrantunder his hand and seal.(4) The Commission shall have the power to regulate its ownprocedure.(5) It shall be the duty <strong>of</strong> the Commission -(a) to investigate and monitor all matters relating to thesafeguards provided for the Scheduled Castes and ScheduledTribes under this <strong>Constitution</strong> or under any other law for thetime being in force or under any order <strong>of</strong> the Government andto evaluate the working <strong>of</strong> such safeguards;(b) to inquire into specific complaints with respect to thedeprivation <strong>of</strong> rights and safeguards <strong>of</strong> the Scheduled Castesand Scheduled Tribes;(c) to participate and advise on the planning process <strong>of</strong>socio-economic development <strong>of</strong> the Scheduled Castes andScheduled Tribes and to evaluate the progress <strong>of</strong> theirdevelopment under the Union and any State;(d) to present to the President, annually and at such other timesas the Commission may deem fit, reports upon the working <strong>of</strong>those safeguards;(e) to make in such reports recommendations as to themeasures that should be taken by the Union or any State forthe effective implementation <strong>of</strong> those safeguards and othermeasures for the protection, welfare and socio-economicdevelopment <strong>of</strong> the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes;and(f) to discharge such other functions in relation to theprotection, welfare and development and advancement <strong>of</strong> theScheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as the President may,subject to the provisions <strong>of</strong> any law made by Parliament, byrule specify.(6) The President shall cause all such reports to be laid beforeeach House <strong>of</strong> Parliament along with a memorandumexplaining the action taken or proposed to be taken on therecommendations relating to the Union and the reasons for thenon-acceptance, if any, <strong>of</strong> any <strong>of</strong> such recommendations.(7) Where any such report, or any part there<strong>of</strong>, relates to anymatter with which any State Government is concerned, a copy<strong>of</strong> such report shall be forwarded to the Governor <strong>of</strong> the State

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