Scheduled Castes and The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
17. Constitution of District-level vigilance and
monitoring committees
(1) In each district within the State, the District Magistrate
shall setup a vigilance and monitoring committee in his district to review the
implementation of the provisions of the Act, relief and rehabilitation
facilities provided to the victims and other matters connected therewith,
prosecution of cases under the Act, role of different officers/ agencies
responsible for implementing the provisions of the Act and various reports
received by the district Administration.
(2) The district-level vigilance and monitoring committee shall
consist of the elected members of Parliament and State Legislative Assembly and
Legislative Council, Superintendent of Police, three Group 'A' officers/
Gazetted officers of the State Government belonging to the Scheduled Castes and
the Scheduled Tribes, not more than 5 non-official members belonging, to the
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and not more than 3 members from the
categories other than the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes having
association with non-Government Organizations.
(3) The district-level committee shall meet at least once in
three months.