History
In July, 1978 the Govt. of India decided to set up the Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, consisting of a Chairman and four Members including the Special Officer appointed under Article 338 of the Constitution. This was done by the Ministry of Home Affairs Resolution No. 13013/9/77-SCT (1) dated 21st July, 1978.
The functions of the Multi-Member Commission set up in 1978 were modified vide Ministry of Welfare’s Resolution No. BC-13015/12/86-SCD VI dated 1.09.1987 and the Commission for SCs & STs was renamed as the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. It was set up as a National Level Advisory Body to advise the Government on broad policy issues and levels of development of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
The Statutory National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) came into existence consequent upon passing of the Constitution (Sixty fifth Amendment) Bill, 1990.
The first Commission under the Constitution (65th Amendment) Act was constituted on 12.03.1992 replacing the Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and the Commission was set up under the Ministry of Welfare’s Resolution of 1987.
Consequent upon the Constitution (Eighty-Ninth Amendment) Act, 2003 vide Notification Regd. No. D.L (N)04/0007/2003-05 dated 30.09.2003 the erstwhile National Commission for Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes has been replaced by:-
- National Commission for Scheduled Castes
- National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
The rules of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes were framed by the NCSC and notified on 20 February, 2004 by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.