- The original National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was established under Article 338 of the Constitution. - The 89th Amendment created the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (under Article 338) and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (under Article 338A). - This bifurcation aimed to give more focused attention to the specific issues faced by each group.
Which Constitutional Amendment bifurcated the Combined National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes into two separate bodies ?
Asked in JPSC CS Prelims 2016 · Topic: Constitutional Amendments (Key Constitutional Amendments and their Impact: (e.g., 1st, 42nd, 44th, 73rd, 74th, 97th, 99th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th))
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