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Zaad Vasa
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Which of the following is not a function of National Commission of scheduled Castes?
1. To investigate and monitor all matters relating to the constitutional and other legal safeguards for the SCs.
2. To participate and advise on the planning process of socio-economic development of the SCs.
3. To make binding recommendations as to the measures that should be taken by the Union or a state for the effective implementation of those safeguards and other measures for the protection, welfare and socio-economic development of the SCs.
4. To present to the President annual reports upon the working of those safeguard.

Which of the following is not a function of National Commission of scheduled Castes?
1. To investigate and monitor all matters relating to the constitutional and other legal safeguards for the SCs.
2. To participate and advise on the planning process of socio-economic development of the SCs.
3. To make binding recommendations as to the measures that should be taken by the Union or a state for the effective implementation of those safeguards and other measures for the protection, welfare and socio-economic development of the SCs.
4. To present to the President annual reports upon the working of those safeguard.
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  1. Correct Answer – Option 3 : To make binding recommendations as to the measures that should be taken by the Union or a state for the effective implementation of those safeguards and other measures for the protection, welfare and socio-economic development of the SCs.

    The correct answer is ​Option 3.

    Functions of the National Commission of Scheduled Castes:

    • To investigate and monitor all matters relating to the constitutional and other legal safeguards for the SCs and to evaluate their working.
    • To inquire into specific complaints concerning the deprivation of rights and safeguards of the SCs.
    • To participate and advise on the planning process of socio-economic development of the SCs and to evaluate the progress of their development under the Union or a state.
    • To present to the President, annually and at such other times as it may deem fit, reports upon the working of those safeguards.
    • To make recommendations as to the measures that should be taken by the Union or a state for the effective implementation of those safeguards and other measures for the protection, welfare, and socio-economic development of the SCs. However, their advice is not binding. Hence, Option 3 is incorrect.
    • To discharge such other functions concerning the protection, welfare and development and advancement of the SCs as the president may specify.
    • National Commission for SC and ST was created by the 65th Amendment Act, 1990.
      • It replaced the single-member special officer for SC and ST.
      • It constituted a multimember body, the National Commission for SC and ST under Article 338.
    • It was bifurcated into the National Commission of Scheduled Castes and National Commission of Scheduled Tribes by the 89th Amendment Act, 2003.
      • ​It added a new Article 338-A.
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