- Statement 1 is correct. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes was established as a separate constitutional body under Article 338A by the Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003, splitting the original National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. - Statement 3 is correct. The National Commission for Women was constituted as a statutory body under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990. It is not a constitutional body. - Statement 2 is incorrect. The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) was given constitutional status by the 102nd Amendment Act, 2018 (adding Article 338B). The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) is a constitutional body (Article 338). However, the National Commission for Minorities is a statutory body, established under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. Since the statement claims all three (NCBC, NCM, and NCSC) are constitutional bodies, it is incorrect.
Consider the following statements: 1. A special provision was made in the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003 to establish the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes. 2. National Commission for Backward Classes, National Commission for Minorities and National Commission for Scheduled Castes are constitutional bodies. 3. National Commission for Women is not a constitutional body. Which of the statements given above is/are not correct ?
Asked in UPSC Geoscientist 2024 · Topic: Lokpal and Important Commissions (National Commissions for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) and Scheduled Tribes (NCST): Constitutional provisions, roles, and responsibilities)
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