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| Commission overview | |
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| Formed | 19 February 2004; 21 years ago (2004-02-19) |
| Preceding Commission |
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| Jurisdiction | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,Government of India |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Minister responsible | |
| Commission executives |
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| Website | ncsc |
TheNational Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) is aconstitutional body under theMinistry of Social Justice and Empowerment,Government of India, established in 2004. It is responsible for the protection, welfare, development, and advancement ofScheduled Castes in India.[1] Article 338 of theIndian constitution deals with National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Article 338 A deals withNational Commission for Scheduled Tribes.
The first Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was set up in August 1978 withBhola Paswan Shastri as chairman and other four members. In addition to the chairman, members of the commission include a vice chairman and four other members.[2] It was set up as a national level advisory body to advise the government on broad policy issues and levels of development of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The president of India appoints the chairman of commission. The fifth schedule of Indian constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Service condition and tenure is determined by president of India. Article 341 deals with notification of Scheduled Castes and Article 342 deals with notification of Scheduled Tribes.
The first Commission was constituted in 1992 with S. H. Ramdhan as chairman.
The second Commission was constituted in October 1995 with H. Hanumanthappa as chairman.
The third Commission was constituted in December 1998 withDileep Singh Bhuria as the chairman.
The fourth Commission was constituted in March 2002 with Dr.Bizay Sonkar Shastri as the chairperson.
Consequent upon the Constitution (Eighty-Ninth Amendment) Act, 2003 the erstwhile National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been replaced by:
The first National Commission for Scheduled Castes was constituted in 2004 withSuraj Bhan as the chairman. The second was constituted in May 2007 (chairperson:Buta Singh); the third from October 2010 (P. L. Punia); and the fourth from 2013, also with Punia as chairperson. The fifth National Commission for Scheduled Castes began work in 2017 under chairmanship ofRam Shankar Katheria.[3] L Murugan was made vice chairman with K.Ramulu, Dr Yogendra Paswan and Dr.Swaraj Vidwan as members.[4] The President has appointed Shri Vijaya Sampla as the chairman of the sixth National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Shri Arun Halder is the vice-chairman. Shri Subhash Ramnath Pardhi and Smt. Anju Bala are the other members of the sixth NCSC.[citation needed]
The following are the functions of the commission:[5]
| # | Portrait | Name | State | Tenure | Commission | Vice-chairman | ||
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| 1 |  | Suraj Bhan | Haryana | 24 February 2004 | 6 August 2006 | 2 years, 163 days | 1st | Fakir Vaghela |
| 2 | .jpg) | Buta Singh | Punjab | 25 May 2007 | 24 May 2010 | 2 years, 364 days | 2nd | N. M. Kamble |
| 3 |  | P. L. Punia | Haryana | 15 October 2010 | 14 October 2013 | 2 years, 364 days | 3rd | Raj Kumar Verka |
| 22 October 2013 | 21 October 2016 | 2 years, 365 days | 4th | |||||
| 4 | .jpg) | Ram Shankar Katheria | Uttar Pradesh | 31 May 2017 | 30 May 2020 | 2 years, 365 days | 5th | L. Murugan |
| 5 |  | Vijay Sampla | Punjab | 18 February 2021[7] | 18 July 2023[8] | 348 days | 6th | Arun Halder |
| 6 | Kishor Makwana | Gujarat | 1 year, 344 days[9] | Incumbent | 7th | |||
