The Constitution (65th Amendment) Act 1990, amended Article 338 of the Constitution. 89th Amendment, 2003: By this amendment, the erstwhile National Commission for SC and ST was replaced by two separate Commissions from the year 2004 which were: National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)– under Article 338-A. Structure: It consists of: Chairperson. Vice-chairperson. Three other members. …
National Commission for Backward Classes is under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It was constituted pursuant to the provisions of the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993. Constitutional status: In 2017, a bill seeking to grant constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes is scheduled to be passed in Parliament. The bill was passed by …
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST): NCST is constitutional body set up under Article 338A added through Constitution (89th Amendment) Act, 2003. It was bifurcated from erstwhile National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The First commission was constituted on 2004 with Kunwar Singh as the chairperson. Composition: Chairperson, A Vice-Chairperson and Three full-time …