National Commission for STs

✅ Like the National Commission for schedules castes, the National Commission for schedule Tribes (STs) is also a constitutional body in the sense that it is directly established by Article 338-A of the constitution. 

✅ A separate National Commission for STs by bifurcating the existing combined National Commission for SCs and STs was done by passing the 89th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003 . 

✅The commission consists of chairperson, a vice-chariperson and three other members to be appointed 

✅The commission investigates all matters relating to the constitutional safeguards for the STs and to report to the president on their working. 

✅Special officer for Linguistic Minorities mentioned in Article 350 -B of constitution. 

✅This office works for constitutional safeguards for linguistic minorities and 

report to the president on their working.

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