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Maharashtra appoints Nodal officer to implement SC/ST Act
PTI | 01:09 PM,Sep 12,2010
Mumbai, Sep 12 (PTI) In an attempt to blunt the criticism over poor
implementation of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Maharashtra
Government has informed the Bombay High Court that it has appointed a
Nodal officer to oversee the proper enforcement of the Central law.
Principal Secretary (Social Justice Department) Satish Gavai is the
new Nodal officer. This information was given in an affidavit filed on
September 9 in response to a PIL, which alleged that the state was not
interested in implementing the Act. The PIL, filed by an NGO, also
said the government had not appointed a Nodal officer since long time
to oversee its implementation. On August 26, the HC had pulled up the
Government for not filing an affidavit. It warned the Chief Secretary
would have to personally remain present in the court if the said
affidavit was not filed within a week. The affidavit said a
high-powered committee formed recently on the issue under Chief
Minister Ashok Chavan would meet on September 15. The last meeting of
such a panel was convened in 2006 by then Chief Minister Vilasrao
Deshmukh. During this period, the state had not sent annual reports to
the Centre on implementation of the 21-year-old Act. It was mandatory
for every state to send such reports, which are placed before
Parliament every year. Justices B H Marlapalle and A A Sayed posted
the matter for further hearing on September 16. (More) PTI SVS RSY
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