Q. Which commission is appointed to inquire and the specific complaints regarding deprivation of rights to Scheduled tribes?

A
Backward class Commission
B
Human Rights Commission
C
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
D
Mendal Commission
Solution:

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. 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) w.e.f. 19 February, 2004.

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