(1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute for the purposes of this Act, a Board to be called the Police Establishment Board at the Levels of Specialized Agencies, namely Crime Investigation Department, State Intelligence Department, Protection of Civil Rights, Anti-Corruption Bureau, State Reserve Police Force, Anti-Terrorist Squad, Highway Traffic 1[Department, Police Communication, Information Technology and Motor Transport Department] and Training Directorate.
(2) The Police Establishment Board at the Level of Specialized Agencies shall consist of a Chairperson, as the Head of the concerned Specialized Agency and three senior-most Police Officers of that Specialized Agency:
Provided that, if none of the aforesaid members is from the Backward Class, then the concerned Head of the Specialized Agency shall appoint an additional member of any senior most Police Officer belonging to such class.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression Backward Class means the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Special Backward Category and Other Backward Classes.
(2) The Police Establishment Board at the Level of Specialized Agencies shall consist of a Chairperson, as the Head of the concerned Specialized Agency and three senior-most Police Officers of that Specialized Agency:
Provided that, if none of the aforesaid members is from the Backward Class, then the concerned Head of the Specialized Agency shall appoint an additional member of any senior most Police Officer belonging to such class.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression Backward Class means the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Special Backward Category and Other Backward Classes.
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1. These words were inserted by Mah. 21 of 2024, s. 3.आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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