MADHYA PRADESH RAJYA MAHILA AYOG ADHINIYAM, 1995
(1) This Act may be called the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Mahila Ayog Adhiniyam, 1995.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Madhya Pradesh.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification appoint.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires :--
(a) "Commission" means the State Commission for Women constituted under Section 3;
(b) "Member" means a Member of the Commission.
(1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a body to be known as the "Madhya Pradesh State Commission for Women" to exercise the powers conferred on, and to perform the functions assigned to it under this Act.
(2) The Commission shall consist of--
(a) a Chairperson, who shall be an eminent woman social worker or a professional committed to the cause of women, to be nominated by the State Government;
(b) Six members to be nominated by the State Government from amongst person of ability, integrity and standing, of whom--
(i) one shall be an official;
(ii) one shall be an eminent Advocate;
(iii) two shall be social workers
(1) The Chairperson and every member shall hold office for such period, not exceeding three years, as may be specified by the State Government in this behalf.
(2) The Chairperson or a Member (other than the official Member) may, by writing and addressed to the State Government, resign from the office of Chairperson or as the case may be, of the Member at any time.
(3) The State Government shall remove a person from the Office of Chairperson or a Member referred to in sub-section (2) if that person--
(a) becomes an undischarged insolvent;
(b) is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence involving moral turpitude;
(c) becomes of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court;
(1) The State Government shall provide the Commission with such officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the functions of the Commission under this Act.
(2) The salaries and allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of the officers and other employees appointed for the purpose of the Commission shall be such as may be prescribed.
The salaries and allowances payable to the Chairperson and Members and the administrative expenses, including salaries, allowances and pensions payable to the officers and other employees shall be paid out of the grants referred to in sub-section (1) of Section 11.
No act or proceeding of the Commission shall be questioned or shall be invalid on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Commission.
(1) The Commission may appoint such committees as may be necessary for dealing with such special issue as may be taken up by the Commission from time to time.
(2) The Commission shall have the power to co-opt as members of any committee appointed under sub-section (1) such number of persons, who are not Members of the Commission, as it may think fit and the person so co-opted shall have the right to attend the meetings of the Commission and take part in its proceedings but shall not have the right to vote.
(3) The persons so co-opted shall be entitled to receive such allowances for attending the Meetings of the Committee as may be prescribed.
(1) The Commission or a committee thereof shall meet at least twice in each year at such time and place as the chairperson may think fit.
(2) The Commission shall regulate its own procedure and the procedure of the Committees thereof.
(3) All orders and decisions of the Commission shall be authenticated by the Member Secretary or any other Officer of the Commission duly authorised by the Member Secretary in this behalf.
(1) The Commission shall be perform all or any of the following functions, namely :--
(a) investigate and examine all matters relating to the safeguards provided for women under the Constitution and other laws;
(b) present to the State Government, annually and at such other times as the Commission may deem fit, reports upon the working of those safeguards;
(c) take up the cases of violation of the provisions of the Constitution and of other laws relating to women with the appropriate authorities;
(d) participate and advise on the planning process of socio-economic development of women;
(e) fund litigation involving issues affecting a large body of women;
(f) ma
(1) The State Government shall after due appropriation made by the Legislative Assembly by law in this behalf, pay to the Commission by way of grants such sums of money as the State Government may think fit for being utilised for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Commission may spend such sums as it thinks fit for performing the functions under this Act, and such sums shall be treated as expenditure payable out of the grants referred to in sub-section (1).
(1) The Commission shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts in such form as may be prescribed by the State Government, in consultation with the Accountant General, Madhya Pradesh.
(2) The Accounts of the Commission shall be audited by the Accountant-General at such intervals as may be specified by him and any expenditure incurred in connection with such audit shall be payable by the Commission to the Accountant General.
(3) The Accountant General and any person appointed by him in connection with the audit of the accounts of the Commission under this Act shall have the same rights and privileges and the authority in connection with such audit as the Accountant General generally has in connection with the audit of Government accounts and in particular shall have the right to dem
The Commission shall prepare, in such form and at such time, for each financial year as may be prescribed, it annual report giving a full account of its activities during the previous financial year and forward a copy thereof to the State Government.
The State Government shall cause the annual report together with a memorandum of action taken on the recommendations contained therein and the reasons for the non-acceptance, if any, of any of such recommendations and the audit report to be laid, as soon as may be after the reports are received, before the Legislative Assembly.
The Chairperson, the Members, Officers and other employees of the Commission shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860).
The State Government shall consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting women.
(1) The State Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :--
(a) salaries and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and members under sub-section (5) of Section 4 and of officers and other employees under sub-section (2) of Section 5;
(b) allowances for attending the meetings for the committee by the co-opted persons under sub-section (3) of Section 8;
(c) other matters under clause (f) of sub-section (3) of Section 10;
(d) the form in which the annual stateme
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