 bill no 70 of  2017 the national commission for backward classes (repeal) bill, 2017 a billto repeal the national commission for backward classes act, 1993be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencement1 (1) this act may be called  the national commission for backward classes (repeal)act, 2017(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appointsavings27 of 1993(2) the repeal of the national commission for backward classes act, 1993 shall, however, not affect,—(i) the previous operation of the act so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or5(ii) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred underthe act so repealed; or(iii) any penalty, confiscation or punishment incurred in respect of any contravention under the act so repealed; or(iv) any proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, confiscation or punishment as aforesaid, and any such proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, confiscation or punishment may be imposed or made as if that act had not been repealed10 of 1897(3) the mention of the particular matters referred to in sub-clause (2)  shall not be held to prejudice or affect the general application of section 6 of the general clauses act, 1897 with regard to the effect of repeal statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe national commission for backward classes was constituted under the national commission for backward classes act, 1993 which shall examine requests for inclusion of any class of citizens as a backward class in the lists and hear complaints of over-inclusion or under-inclusion of any backward class in such lists and tender such advice to the central government as it deems appropriate the said act does not empower the commission to hear the grievances of other backward classes2 vide the constitution (one hundred and twenty-third) amendment bill, 2017, by inserting a new article 338b in the constitution, it is proposed to constitute the national commission for socially and educationally  backward classes  with the constitution of the said commission as a constitutional body  having same functions including power to hear grievances of socially and educationally backward classes, the  national commission for backward  classes act, 1993 will become  redundant and it needs to be repealed accordingly, it is proposed to repeal the national commission for backward classes act, 1993new delhi;thaawarchand  gehlotthe  29th  march,  2017———— a billto repeal the national commission for backward classes act, 1993————(shri thaawarchand gehlot, minister of social justice and empowerment)