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Article 255
National Dalit Commission
: (1) There shall be a National Dalit Commission in Nepal which shall consist of a Chairman and four other members.
(2) The President shall appoint the chairman and members of the National Dalit Commission on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council (3) The term of office of the chairman and members of the National Dalit Commission shall be six years from the date of appointment.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), the post of chairman or member of the National Dalit Commission shall be vacant in any of the following cases:-
(a) If he tenders his resignation in writing to the President,
(b) If he attains the age of sixty-five years,
(c) If the resolution of impeachment is passed against him in accordance with Article 101,
(d) If, on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council, the President dismisses him from office on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council that he is unable to perform his duties while in service due to physical or mental illness,
(e) In case of his death.
(5) Chairman and members appointed according to sub-section (2) cannot be re-appointed. However, a member can be appointed to the post of chairman and if such a member is appointed to the post of chairman, the period of membership will also be counted as a pair when calculating his term of office.
(6) A person having the following qualifications shall be eligible for appointment to the post of chairman or member of the National Dalit Commission:-
(a) A Dalit who has contributed significantly to the rights and interests of the Dalit community or in the field of human rights and law for at least ten years,
(b) In the case of the chairman, at least a bachelor's degree from a recognized university,
(c) having attained the age of forty-five years,
(d) not being a member of any political party at the time of appointment, and
(e) Having high moral character.
(7) The remuneration and conditions of service of the chairman and members of the National Dalit Commission shall be in accordance with the federal law and the remuneration and conditions of service shall not be changed to the detriment of them. But due to the extreme financial crisis, this system will not be implemented in the case of crisis declared.
(8) A person who has been the chairman or member of the National Dalit Commission for appointment to other government servicesThere will be no escape. However, nothing written in this sub-section shall be deemed to be a hindrance to being appointed to a political position or to a position to investigate, investigate or investigate a subject or to submit an opinion, opinion or recommendation after studying or investigating a subject.