| Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes | |||||||||||||||
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| Header: | 16th Punjab Assembly | ||||||||||||||
| Subheader: | 16th Punjab Assembly | ||||||||||||||
| Label3: | Founded | ||||||||||||||
| Label4: | State | ||||||||||||||
| Data4: | Punjab | ||||||||||||||
| Header5: | Leadership | ||||||||||||||
| Label6: | Chaiperson | ||||||||||||||
| Data6: | Manjit Singh Bilaspur | ||||||||||||||
| Label7: | Chairperson party | ||||||||||||||
| Data7: | Aam Aadmi Party | ||||||||||||||
| Label8: | Appointer | ||||||||||||||
| Data8: | Punjab Assembly speaker | ||||||||||||||
| Header9: | Structure | ||||||||||||||
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| Label12: | Election criteria | ||||||||||||||
| Data12: | The members are elected every year from amongst its members of house according to the principle of proportional representation. | ||||||||||||||
| Label13: | Tenure | ||||||||||||||
| Data13: | 1 Year | ||||||||||||||
| Header14: | Jurisdiction | ||||||||||||||
| Label15: | Purpose | ||||||||||||||
| Data15: | Legislative oversight of the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes | ||||||||||||||
| Header18: | Rules & Procedure | ||||||||||||||
| Label20: | Applicable rules | ||||||||||||||
| Data20: | Article 208 of the Constitution of India section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Punjab Legislative Assembly | ||||||||||||||
Punjab Assembly Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes of Punjab Legislative Assembly is constituted annually for a one-year period from among the members of the Assembly.[1] [2] [3] The committee focuses on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Class of Punjab population.
The functions of the committee are:[3]
The speaker appoints the committee and its members every year for a one-year term according to the powers conferred by Article 208 of the Constitution of India read with section 32 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956), and in pursuance of Rules 232(1) and 2(b) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Punjab Legislative Assembly.[4]
For the 1-year period starting May 2022, the Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes of 16th Punjab Assembly had following members:[5] [6]
| 1 | Chairperson | |||
| 2 | Member | |||
| 3 | Member | |||
| 4 | Member | |||
| 5 | Member | |||
| 6 | Member | |||
| 7 | Member | |||
| 8 | Member | |||
| 9 | Dr Nacchatar Pal | Member | ||
| 10 | Member | |||
| 11 | Member | |||
| 12 | Member | |||
| 13 | Sukhwinder Singh Kotli | Member |
| Tenure | Terms | Name | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th Punjab Assembly | 1 | Nirmal Singh | ||
| 2017-2018 | 1 | Raj Kumar Verka | ||
| 4 | Nathu Ram[7] [8] | |||
| 2022-23 | 1 | |||
For the 1-year period before May 2022, the Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes of 15th Punjab Assembly had following members:
| 1 | Chairperson | |||
| 2 | Member | |||
| 3 | Member | |||
| 4 | Member | |||
| 5 | Member | |||
| 6 | Member | |||
| 7 | Member | |||
| 8 | Member | |||
| 9 | Member | |||
| 10 | Member | |||
| 11 | Member | |||
| 12 | Member | |||
| 13 | Member |
| 1 | Chairperson | |||
| 2 | Member | |||
| 3 | Member | |||
| 4 | Member | |||
| 5 | Member | |||
| 6 | Member | |||
| 7 | Member | |||
| 8 | Member | |||
| 9 | Member | |||
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| 11 | Member | |||
| 12 | Member | |||
| 13 | Member |
| 1 | Chairperson | |||
| 2 | Member | |||
| 3 | Member | |||
| 4 | Member | |||
| 5 | Member | |||
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| 7 | Member | |||
| 8 | Member | |||
| 9 | Member | |||
| 10 | Member | |||
| 11 | Member | |||
| 12 | Member | |||
| 13 | Member |
| 1 | Chairperson | |||
| 2 | Member | |||
| 3 | Member | |||
| 4 | Member | |||
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| 6 | Member | |||
| 7 | Member | |||
| 8 | Member | |||
| 9 | Member | |||
| 10 | Member | |||
| 11 | Member | |||
| 12 | Member | |||
| 13 | Member |
| 1 | Chairperson | |||
| 2 | Member | |||
| 3 | Member | |||
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| 7 | Member | |||
| 8 | Member | |||
| 9 | Member | |||
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| 11 | Member | |||
| 12 | Member | |||
| 13 | Sukhwinder Kumar | Member |