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Name the body which was established to provide safety and security of SCs’ and STs’ social, economic, cultural and educational concerns after an amendment in the Indian constitution?
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- Law Commission of India
- National Commission for SC and ST
- Special officer for Linguistic Minorities
- Central Vigilance Commission
- Law Commission of India
Correct Option: B
The 65th constitutional amendment was enacted on12 March 1990 for the formation of National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (NCSCST) and conferring statutory powers on it. Amendments were made in Article 338 for the constitution of the body. However, 89th amendment of the constitution in 2003 bifurcated the NCSCST into two bodies for SCs and STs.