Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India relat

Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India relates to National Commission for Scheduled Castes ?

Article 332

Article 334

Article 336

Article 338

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Article 338 of the Constitution of India provides for the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Originally, Article 338 provided for a Special Officer for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The 65th Amendment Act, 1990, replaced the Special Officer with a multi-member National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Later, the 89th Amendment Act, 2003, bifurcated this commission into two separate bodies: the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (under Article 338) and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (under Article 338A).

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes is a constitutional body responsible for investigating and monitoring all matters relating to the safeguards provided for the Scheduled Castes under the Constitution or under any other law or order of the Government and to evaluate the working of those safeguards.

Article 332 deals with the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States. Article 334 deals with the period of reservation of seats and special representation to cease. Article 336 deals with special provision for Anglo-Indian community in certain services.

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