The National Commission for Backward Classes in India was set up by the government of the country, as per the recommendation of the Supreme Court. In the Mandal case judgment, the Supreme Court passed the orders for the establishment of the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993. This led to the setting up of the Commission as a permanent body at the Center, in India. In the years 1997 and 2000, the National Commission for Backward Classes has undergone reconstruction twice.
The National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993, came into observation in the year 1993, on the 2nd of April. There should be 5 members in the Commission, according to Section 3 of the National Commission for Backward Classes Act. The Commission is headed by a chairman who is or has been the judge in the Supreme Court of India. Other members include a social scientist, 2 people who have a close association with the issues related to the backward classes of the country, and a Member-Secretary who must be working or have previously worked as a secretary under the Central Government of India.
The National Commission for Backward Classes, India follows a specific organizational structure. This structure includes 8 departments under the Chairman of the Commission. These departments are listed below:
- The Administrative Division
- The Research Division
- The Directorate
- The Research Officers
- The Under Secretary
- The Section Officer
- The Research Wing.
The duties and the functions of the National Commission for Backward Classes are well demarcated in the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993. The chief function of the Commission includes the inclusion of any class in the Central List of the Backward Classes. The National Commission for Backward Classes India also deals with the over inclusion as well as the under inclusion of any of the Backward Classes in the Central List. The National Commission for Backward Classes offers its suggestions regarding the list of the Backward Classes to the Central Government of the country. According to the Section 9 (2) of the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, the decision of the Commission shall be considered as final and binding.
The Section 11 (1) of the Act specifically points to the fact that the list of the Backward Classes must be reviewed and changed if necessary, after every 10 years. While making any kind of change in the list, the Government has to refer to the National Commission for Backward Classes.
The address of the National Commission for Backward Classes is as follows:
National Commission for Backward Classes
Trikoot - 1, Bhikaji Cama Place
New Delhi - 110 066
Tel. No.: 2618-9210, 9211, 9212
Fax No. 2618-3227.
Last Updated on 28 September 2012
