Paper I · 5 Indian Polity & Governance · 5.5.1 Constitutional bodies

5.5.1.6 NCSC, NCST and NCBC

Three constitutional commissions watch over safeguards for disadvantaged groups: the NCSC (Article 338), the NCST (Article 338A) and the NCBC (Article 338B), each with a chairperson, vice-chairperson and three members appointed by the President.

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  • National Commission for Scheduled Castes
  • National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
  • National Commission for Backward Classes
  • 65th Amendment
  • 89th Amendment
  • 102nd Amendment
  • 105th Amendment

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