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The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) is a constitutional body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, established in 2004. It is responsible for the protection, welfare, development, and advancement of Scheduled Castes in India. [ 1 ]
Therefore, the Constitutionally recognized inclusive terms "Scheduled Castes" (Anusuchit Jati) and "Scheduled Tribes" (Anusuchit Janjati) are preferred in official usage, as these designated terms are intended to address socio-economic disabilities, rather than to reimpose those social stigmas and issues.
The following are the functions of the commission: [1] To investigate and monitor all matters relating to the safeguards provided for the Scheduled Tribes under the 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;
Besides the National Security Advisor (NSA), Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the Additional National Security Advisor, the Deputy National Security Advisors, the Ministers of Defence, External Affairs, Home, Finance of the Government of India, and the vice chairman of the NITI Aayog are members of the National Security Council.
Annual reports of the Government of India [section 21(4)] since 1990. State and Union Territory reports since 1990. Tamil Nadu state annual reports from 2010 (the earlier ones are extracts from the union reports). Citizen's reports for Karnataka from 2009. Citizen's reports for Tamil Nadu since 2017.
The Supreme Court of India in its Judgement dated 16.11.1992 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 930 of 1990 – Indra Sawhney & Ors. Vs. Union of India and Ors., reported in (1992) Supp. 3 SCC 217 directed the Government of India, State Governments and Union Territory Administrations to constitute a permanent body in the nature of a Commission or ...
Since the submission India's national party, BJP has been opposing the Ranganath Misra's recommendation fiercely. In 2010, BJP's senior official and CM of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated "prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had opposed reservation for converted SCs and STs". [ 7 ]
Advising the Government on any matter referred to the Commission by the President of India; upsc.gov.in: 32: Pay Commission: Pay Commission is set up by Government of India, and gives its recommendations regarding changes in salary structure of its employees 33 National Commission for Minorities: 1992 Ministry of Minority Affairs 34