{"id":225445,"date":"2023-02-07T19:24:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T13:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=225445"},"modified":"2023-02-22T11:07:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T05:37:08","slug":"st-commission-functioning-with-less-than-50-of-its-approved-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/st-commission-functioning-with-less-than-50-of-its-approved-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"ST commission functioning with less than 50% of its approved strength"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article <\/span><b>\u201cST commission functioning with less than 50% of its approved strength\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in <\/span><b>The Hindu <\/b>on <b>7th February 2023.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data presented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs(MoTA) has revealed that the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes(NCST) is currently functioning with less than 50% of its sanctioned strength.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes(NCST)?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes(NCST) was established by amending Article 338 and inserting a new Article 338A in the Constitution through the Constitution (89th Amendment) Act, 2003.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By this amendment, the erstwhile National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was replaced by two separate Commissions namely (i) the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), and (ii) the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Composition:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term of office of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and each member is three years from the date of assumption of charge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chairperson has been given the rank of Union Cabinet Minister and the Vice-Chairperson that of a Minister of State and other Members have the ranks of a Secretary to the Government of India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least one member should be a woman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The members are not eligible for appointments for more than two terms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Functions of the commission:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 To investigate and monitor all matters relating to the safeguards provided for the Scheduled Tribes under this Constitution or under any order of the Government and to evaluate the working of such safeguards;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 To inquire into specific complaints with respect to the deprivation of rights and safeguards of the Scheduled tribes;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 To 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;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 To present to the President, annually and at such other times as the Commission may deem fit, reports upon the working of those safeguards;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 To 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<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 To discharge such other functions insulation to the protection, welfare and development and advancement of the Scheduled tribes as the President may, subject to the provision of any law made by Parliament by rule specified.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Powers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Commission is vested with all the powers of a civil court while investigating any matter on the inquiry into any complaint relating to deprivation of rights and safeguards for Scheduled Tribe.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cST commission functioning with less than 50% of its approved strength\u201d published in The Hindu on 7th February 2023. 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