Q. Which of the following are the functions of ‘National Commission for Scheduled Castes’?
1. To enquire into specific complaints with respect to the deprivation of rights of the Schedule Castes.
2. To investigate and monitor all matters relating to the constitutional safeguards for the Schedule Castes.
3. Specifying the castes to be deemed as Scheduled Castes in relation to any Union Territory.
4. Annually present report to the President upon the working of safeguards for Schedule Castes in India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Exp) Option c is the correct answer.
National Commission for Scheduled Castes (SCs) is a constitutional body in the sense that it is directly established by Article 338 of the Constitution. It consists of a chairperson, a vice-chairperson and three other members. They are appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal. Their conditions of service and tenure of office are also determined by the President.
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct: The functions of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes are: (a) To investigate and monitor all matters relating to the constitutional and other legal safeguards for the SCs and to evaluate their working;
(b) To inquire into specific complaints with respect to the deprivation of rights and safeguards of the SCs;
(c) To present to the President, annually and at such other times as it may deem fit, reports upon the working of those safeguards;
Statement 3 is incorrect: President by public notification specify the castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within castes, races or tribes which shall for the purposes of the Constitution be deemed to be Scheduled Castes in relation to that State or Union Territory, as the case may be.
| Important Tips Other functions of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes are: 1. To participate and advise on the planning process of socio-economic development of the SCs and to evaluate the progress of their development under the Union or a state; 2. To make recommendations as to the measures that should be taken by the Union or a state for the effective implementation of those safeguards and other measures for the protection, welfare and socioeconomic development of the SCs; and 3. To discharge such other functions in relation to the protection, welfare and development and advancement of the SCs as the president may specify. |
