State Act

The Assam State Commission for Safai Karmacharis Act, 2023

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Assam State Commission for Safai Karamcharis; (b) “Commission” means the State Commission for Safai Karamcharis constituted under section 3; (c) “Government” means the Government of Assam; (d) “Member” means a Member of the Commission and includes the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson and ex-officio Members; (e) “notification” means notification published in the Official Gazette; (f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (g) “Safai Karamcharis” means a person engaged in, or employed for manually carrying human excreta or any sanitation work; (h) “Vice Chairperson” means the Vice Chairperson of the Assam State Commission for Safai Karamcharis.