Article 338 of the Indian Constitution provides for a National Commission for the Scheduled Castes. This article was amended by the 89th Amendment Act, 2003, which bifurcated the erstwhile National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes into two separate bodies: the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (under Article 338) and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (under Article 338A).
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (SC) is constituted by which Article of the Constitution ?
Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2022 · Topic: Lokpal and Important Commissions (National Commissions for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) and Scheduled Tribes (NCST): Constitutional provisions, roles, and responsibilities)
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