965. What is the nature of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (SCs)?
966. What is the nature of other national commissions like the National Commission for Women, Minorities, Human Rights, and Protection of Child Rights?
967. What did Article 338 of the original Constitution provide for regarding SCs and STs?
968. What was the designation of this Special Officer?
969. When did the Government set up a non-statutory multi-member Commission for SCs and STs?
970. Did the Office of Commissioner for SCs and STs continue to exist after the non-statutory commission was set up in 1978?
971. When did the Government modify the functions of the Commission and rename it as the National Commission for SCs and STs?
972. Which Constitutional Amendment Act of 1990 provided for the establishment of a high-level multi-member National Commission for SCs and STs?
973. What bodies did this new constitutional body replace?
974. Which Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003 bifurcated the combined National Commission for SCs and STs?
975. What two separate bodies were created by the 89th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003?
976. When did the separate National Commission for SCs come into existence?
977. What is the composition of the National Commission for SCs?
978. Who appoints the chairperson, vice-chairperson, and members of the National Commission for SCs?
979. Who determines the conditions of service and tenure of office for the chairperson, vice-chairperson, and members of the National Commission for SCs?
980. What is the term of office for the chairperson, vice-chairperson, and members of the National Commission for SCs?
981. Are the chairperson, vice-chairperson, and members of the National Commission for SCs eligible for reappointment?
982. What is the first function of the National Commission for SCs?
983. What is the second function of the National Commission for SCs?
984. What is the third function of the National Commission for SCs?
985. What is the fourth function of the National Commission for SCs?
986. What is the fifth function of the National Commission for SCs?
987. What is the sixth function of the National Commission for SCs?
988. To whom does the National Commission for SCs present its report?
989. What does the President do with the National Commission for SCs’ reports?
990. What happens to the National Commission for SCs’ reports pertaining to a state government?
991. What power is the National Commission for SCs vested with regarding its procedure?
992. What powers does the National Commission for SCs have when investigating or inquiring into complaints?
993. Are the Central and state governments required to consult the National Commission for SCs on major policy matters affecting SCs?
994. What similar functions is the National Commission for SCs required to discharge regarding the Anglo-Indian Community?
995. Until 2018, what other group was the National Commission for SCs also required to discharge similar functions for?
996. Which Amendment Act of 2018 relieved the National Commission for SCs from its responsibility towards OBCs?