In which year was the Madhya Pradesh State Commission for Scheduled Tribes Act passed?

Correct option is B

The correct answer is (b) 1995 

Explanation:
• The Madhya Pradesh Rajya Anusuchit Janjati Ayog Adhiniyam (Madhya Pradesh State Commission for Scheduled Tribes Act) was passed in the year 1995.
• It received the assent of the Governor of Madhya Pradesh on May 24, 1995, and was first published in the Madhya Pradesh Gazette (Extraordinary) on June 29, 1995.
• The Act was enacted to constitute a State Commission for Scheduled Tribes to protect their rights, welfare, and social interests.
• It provides for the constitution of the commission, its functions, powers, and matters incidental thereto.
• The Commission's primary role is to advise the state government on broad policy issues and levels of development concerning Scheduled Tribes in the state. 

Information Booster:
• In the same year (1995), the Madhya Pradesh legislature also passed the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Anusuchit Jati Ayog Adhiniyam (State Commission for Scheduled Castes Act) and the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Pichhada Varg Ayog Adhiniyam (State Backward Classes Commission Act).
• These acts replaced the earlier unified Madhya Pradesh Anusuchit Jati, Anusuchit Janjati Tatha Pichhada Varg Ayog Adhiniyam, 1983.
• The State Commission for Scheduled Tribes consists of a Chairperson and members appointed by the State Government, typically from amongst persons of eminence in the field of tribal welfare.
• The Commission has the powers of a Civil Court while investigating any matter related to the rights of Scheduled Tribes. 

Additional Knowledge:
(a) 1994 (Option a)
• While the bills were introduced and discussed in the legislative assembly during late 1994 and early 1995, the final Act was officially passed and received assent in 1995. 

(c) 1996 (Option c)
• This was the year the State Government notified the commencement date for certain provisions of the 1995 Act, but the Act itself was passed in 1995. 

(d) 1997 (Option d)
• This year is not associated with the primary enactment of the Madhya Pradesh tribal commission laws.