Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Terms and Conditions - (1) The Government shall nominate Chairperson and Members for a term of three (3) years. (2) The Chairperson and Members of the Commission shall be accorded a suitable status by a specific order of the Government. (3) The salaries and allowances payable to and the other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and Members shall be such as may be prescribed. (4) The Chairperson and Members shall not publish or communicate to the Press/Electronic Media on any policy matter which Government is expected to act upon and shall not release any proceedings of the Commission. (5) A Member may, by writing under his/her hand addressed to the Government, resign from the Office of Chairperson or Member, as the case may be, at any time; (6) The Government may remove a person from the Office of Chairperson and Member, if that person;- a) becomes an un-discharged insolvent; b) is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which in the opinion of the Government involves moral turpitude; c) becomes of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; d) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting; 4 e) without obtaining leave of absence from the Commission, absents himself/herself from three consecutive meetings of the Commission; f) has, in the opinion of the Government, so abused the position of Chairperson or Member as to render that person’s continuance in office is detrimental to the interests of the Backward Classes or the public interest: Provided that no person shall be removed under this clause until that person has been given an opportunity of being heard in the matter. (7) Any vacancy that arises due to the reasons mentioned in sub-section (5) and (6) above or the other, shall be filled by the Government immediately.