(i) Four experts in the field of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities nominated by the Government.
(ii) One legal advisor not lower than the rank of Under Secretary to Government, Law Department to be deputed by the Government or any legal practitioner with minimum practice of fifteen years to be appointed by the Government.
tamil nadu government gazette extraordinary 7 ( 2 ) Members of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a period of two years but they may be removed by the Government before the expiry of this period.
21. Procedure to be followed by the State Commissioner for disposal of complaints.--- (1) A complaint containing the following particulars shall be presented by the complainant in person or by his agent to the State Commissioner or be sent by registered post addressed to the State Commissioner :-
(i) the name, description and the address of the complainant;
(ii) the name, description and the address of the opposite party or parties, as the case may be, so far as they can be ascertained;
(iii) the facts relating to complaint and when and where it arose;
(iv) document in support of the allegations contained in the complaint and;
(v) the relief, which the complainant claims.
(2) The State Commissioner on receipt of a complaint shall refer a copy of the complaint to the opposite party/ parties mentioned in the complaint directing him to give his version of the case within a period of thirty days or such extended reasonable period as may be granted by the State Commissioner.
(3) On the date of hearing or any other date to which hearing is adjourned, it shall be obligatory on the parties or their agents to appear before the State Commissioner. Where the complainant or his agent fails to appear before the State Commissioner on such days, the State Commissioner may in his discretion either dismiss the complaint on default or decide on merits. Where the opposite party or his agent fails to appear on the date of hearing, the State Commissioner may take such necessary action under Section 82 of the Act as he deems fit for summoning and enforcing the attendance of the opposite party. The State Commissioner may dispose of the complaint ex-parte, if necessary.
(4) The State Commissioner may, on such terms as he deems fit and at any stage of the proceedings, adjourn the hearing of the complaint. But the complaint shall be decided, as far as possible, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of notice by the opposite party.
22. Annual and special reports by State Commissioner.--- (1) The State Commissioner, shall as soon as possible, after the end of the financial year but not later than the 30th day of September in the next year prepare and submit to the Government, an annual report giving a complete account of his activities during the said financial year.
(2) In particular, the annual report referred to in sub-rule (1) shall contain information in respect of each of the following matters, namely:-
(i) names of its officers and staff and a chart showing the organizational set up;
(ii) the functions which the State Commissioner has been empowered under Sections 80 and 81 of the Act and the highlights of the performance in this regard;
(iii) the main recommendations made by the State Commissioner;
(iv) the progress made in the implementation of the Act; and
(v) any other matter deemed appropriate for inclusion by the State Commissioner or specified by the Government from time to time.
23. The Special Public Prosecutor.--- The Special Public Prosecutor appointed under sub-section (1) of Section 85 of the Act shall be entitled to receive fee or remuneration on par with fee or remuneration paid to Special Public Prosecutor appointed under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Central Act 33 of 1989).
24. State Fund for Persons with Disabilities and its management.--- (1) The Government shall constitute a fund to be called the “State Fund for Persons with Disabilities” (hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the “State Fund”) and its management and administration shall be conducted by a governing body consisting of following members, namely:-
(i) Secretary to Government, Welfare of the Differently Abled Persons -- Chairperson Department
(ii) Secretary to Government, Finance (Expenditure) -- Member
(iii) Commissioner for Welfare of the Differently Abled -- Member Secretary
(2) The Commissioner for Welfare of the Differently Abled and Accounts Officer of Commissionerate for welfare of the differently abled persons shall perform all the transactions connected with the State Fund and Accounts Officer shall maintain proper accounts.
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(3) There shall be credited to the State Fund,-
(i) sums granted by the Government from the Consolidated Fund of the State for the use of the State Fund.
(ii) sums received by way of gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests or transfers;
(iii) sums from such other sources as may be decided by the Government.