Union Cabinet approved the proposal for extending the tenure of the National Commission for Safai Karmacharis (NCSK) beyond March 31 of this year for the next 3 years.
NCSK was established in the year 1993 as per the provisions of the NCSK Act 1993.
Initially it was setup for the period up to March 31,1997.
Later the validity of the Act was first extended up to March 31, 2002 and thereafter up to February 29, 2004.
NCSK Act ceased to have effect from February 29, 2004.
After that the tenure of the NCSK has been extended as a non-statutory body from time to time.
The tenure of the present Commission is up to March 31 of this year.