National Commission for Scheduled Tribes came into existence as a separate commission in which of the following year?

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  1. 2000
  2. 2006
  3. 2004
  4. 2002

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Option 3 : 2004
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The correct answer is 2004.

Key Points

  • The 89th Amendment of the Constitution came into force on 19 February 2004, and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has been set up under Article 338A.
  • National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) is an Indian constitutional body that was established through Constitution (89th Amendment) Act, 2003.
  • It was formed by bifurcation from National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes which was formed in 1978.

Additional Information

  • The First Commission was constituted in 2004 with Kunwar Singh as the chairperson.
  • The present chairman of NCST is Antar Singh Arya (as of Sep 2024).
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