National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

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National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
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Commission overview
Formed19 February 2004;21 years ago (2004-02-19)
Preceding Commission
  • National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1978
Jurisdiction Government of India
HeadquartersDelhi
Minister responsible
Commission executives
  • Antar Singh Arya, Chairman
  • Dr. Asha Lakra, Member
  • Shri Jatothu Hussain, Member
  • Nirupam Chakma, Member
Website https://ncst.nic.in (https://ncst.gov.in)

National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) is an Indian constitutional body that was established through Constitution (89th Amendment) Act, 2003. [1]

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History

On the 89th Amendment of the Constitution coming into force on 19 February 2004, the National Commission for scheduled Tribes has been set up under Article 338A on bifurcation of erstwhile National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to oversee the implementation of various safeguards provided to Scheduled Tribes under the Constitution. [2]

With 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).

The First commission was constituted in 2004 with Kunwar Singh as the chairperson.

The present chairman of NCST is Antar Singh Arya. [3]

Composition

The Commission comprises a Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson and three full-time Members (including one female Member). The term of all the Members of the Commission is three years from the date of assumption of charge.

Functions

The following are the functions of the commission: [1]

List of Chairpersons

No.NamePortraitTerm of officeCommission
1 Kunwar Singh Tekam 200420071st
2 Urmila Singh Governor of Himachal Pradesh Urmila Singh.jpg 200720102nd
3 Rameshwar Oraon 201020133rd
4201320174th
5 Nand Kumar Sai Nand Kumar Sai 2018 (cropped).JPG 201720205th
6Harsh Chouhan20212023 [4] 6th
7Antar Singh Arya20247th

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Constitution (Eighty-Ninth Amendment) Act, 2003". by Government of India. indiacode.nic.in. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  2. "Welcome to aptribes.gov.in – A Portal of Tribal Welfare Department Govt of A.P". Aptribes.gov.in. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  3. "Antar Singh Arya: अंतर सिंह आर्य बनाए गए अनुसचित जनजाति आयोग के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष - Badwani News Antar Singh Arya appointed national president of Scheduled Tribe Commission". Nai Dunia (in Hindi). 9 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  4. Sharma, Nidhi (3 July 2023). "NCST chairman Chouhan resigns eight months before end of term". The Economic Times. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 10 January 2024.