What is Article 338 A?

According to article 338 A, there shall be a Commission(National Commission for the Scheduled Tribes) for the Scheduled Tribes to be known as the National Commission for the Scheduled Tribes. It shall be the duty of the Commission to:

1. Investigate and monitor all matters relating to the safeguards provided for the Scheduled Tribes under this Constitution or under any other law for the time being in force or under any order of the Government and to evaluate the working of such safeguards;
2. Inquire into specific complaints with respect to the deprivation of rights and safeguards of the Scheduled Tribes;
3. Participate and advise on the planning process of socio-economic development of the Scheduled Tribes and to evaluate the progress of their development under the Union and any State;
4. Present to the President, annually and at such other times as the Commission may deem fit, reports upon the working of those safeguards;
5. Make in such reports recommendations as to the measures that should be taken by the Union or any State for the effective implementation of those safeguards and other measures for the protection, welfare and socio-economic development of the Scheduled Tribes; and
6. Discharge such other functions in relation to the protection, welfare and development and advancement of the Scheduled Tribes as the President may, subject to the provisions of any law made by Parliament, by rule specify.

Further Reading:

• National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)
• Indian Polity Notes

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