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The '''National Commission for Scheduled Castes''' is an Indian [[Constitutional body (India)|constitutional body]] under the [[jurisdiction]] of [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]] , [[Government of India]] established with a view to provide safeguards against the exploitation of [[Scheduled Castes]] and Anglo Indian communities to promote and protect their social, educational, economic and cultural interests, special provisions were made in the Constitution.<ref>[http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/organisation/national-commission-schedule-castes National Commission for Schedule Castes | India Environment Portal]</ref> Article 338 of the Indian constitution deals with National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Article 338 A deals with National Commission for Scheduled tribes.
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==History==

===Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes===
The first Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was set up in August 1978 with [[Bhola Paswan Shastri]] as Chairman and other four members. Members of the commission includes a chairman, a vice chairman and four other members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ncsc.nic.in/pages/display/9-genesis|title=Genesis Genesis|website=ncsc.nic.in|access-date=2017-02-13}}</ref> 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 with [[Dileep 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(Eighty-Ninth Amendment) Act, 2003 the erstwhile National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been replaced by

(1) National Commission for Scheduled Castes and

(2) [[National Commission for Scheduled Tribes]].

===National Commission for Scheduled Castes===
The first National Commission for Scheduled Castes was constituted in 2004 with [[Suraj Bhan]] as the chairman. The second was constituted on May 2007 (chairperson: [[Sardar Buta Singh|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 of [[Ram Shankar Katheria]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Who's Who |publisher=National Commission for Scheduled Castes |url=http://ncsc.nic.in/pages/display/12-whos-who |access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> L Murugan was made vice chairman with K.Ramulu, Dr Yogendra Paswan and Dr. [[Swaraj Vidwan]] as members.<ref name=vidwan>{{Cite web|title=Former union minister to head national commission for schedule caste|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/614672/former-union-minister-head-national.html|date=2017-05-31|website=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daily Current Affairs 25 February 2021 |url=https://pendulumedu.com/current-affairs/daily-current-affairs-25-february-2021 |website=PendulumEdu |publisher=PendulumEdu |access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>

==Functions==
The following are the functions of the commission:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend89.htm | title=THE CONSTITUTION (EIGHTY-NINTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003 | publisher=indiacode.nic.in | work=by Government of India | access-date=28 July 2013}}</ref>

*To investigate and monitor all matters relating to the safeguards provided for the Scheduled Castes under this Constitution or under any other law for the time being in force or under any order of the Government and to evaluate the working of such safeguards
*To inquire into specific complaints with respect to the deprivation of rights and safeguards of the Scheduled Castes
*To participate and advise on the planning process of socio-economic development of the Scheduled Castes and to evaluate the progress of their development under the Union and any State
*To present to the President, annually and at such other times as the Commission may deem fit, reports upon the working of those safeguards
*To make in such reports recommendations as to the measures that should be taken by the Union or any State for the effective implementation of those safeguards and other measures for the protection, welfare and socio-economic development of the Scheduled Castes
*To discharge such other functions in relation to the protection, welfare and development and advancement of the Scheduled Castes as the President may, subject to the provisions of any law made by Parliament, by rule specify<ref>[http://socialjustice.nic.in/constprov2.php?pageid=6 II. Provisions relating to SCs (Page 6) – Constitutional Provisions: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India]</ref>
==Chairman==
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!S. No.
!Name
!Portrait
!Took Office
!Left Office
!Commission
!State
!Vice-Chairman
|-
!1
|[[Suraj Bhan]]
|[[File:The Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes Dr. Suraj Bhan and the Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Shri Kanwar Singh briefing the Press on issues regarding reservation in Government.jpg|75px]]
|24 February 2004
|6 August 2007
|1st
|[[Haryana]]
|[[Fakir Vaghela]]
|-
!2
|[[Buta Singh]]
|[[File:Buta Singh (headshot).jpg|75px]]
|25 May 2007
|24 May 2010
|2nd
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|[[N. M. Kamble]]
|-
!rowspan=2|3
|rowspan=2|[[P. L. Punia]]
|rowspan=2|[[File:The Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), Dr. P. L. Punia holding a Press Conference, in New Delhi on September 06, 2012.jpg|75px]]
|15 October 2010
|14 October 2013
|3rd
|rowspan=2|[[Haryana]]
|rowspan=2|[[Raj Kumar Verka]]
|-
|22 October 2013
|21 October 2016
|4th
|-
!4
|[[Ram Shankar Katheria|R. S. Katheria]]
|[[File:(Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria addressing at the National Seminar on Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar – Multipurpose Development of Water Resources and Present Challenges, in New Delhi.jpg|75px]]
|31 May 2017
|30 May 2020
|5th
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|L. Murugan
|-
!5
|[[Vijay Sampla]]
|[[File:The Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla addressing at the “International Conference on Bodhi Dharma and Zen Buddhism”, in New Delhi on November 20, 2015.jpg|75px]]
|18 February 2021<ref>{{cite news |title=BJP Leader Vijay Sampla Takes Charge As Scheduled Castes Commission Chief |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-leader-vijay-sampla-takes-charge-as-national-commission-for-scheduled-castes-chairman-2377917 |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=NDTV.com}}</ref>
|Incumbent
|6th
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|Arun Halder
|}

==See also==
*[[National Commission for Backward Classes]]
*[[National Commission for Scheduled Tribes]]
*[[National Human Rights Commission of India|National human rights commission]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://ncsc.nic.in/ Official Website]
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