Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003

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The Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003 is an amendment to the Constitution of India that created a separate National Commission for Scheduled Tribes by bifurcating the existing National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Constitutional amendment of India
affectsBody National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
amends Constitution of India
amendsArticle Article 338 of the Constitution of India
category Amendments to the Constitution of India
Indian constitutional law
constitutionalProvisionCreated Article 338A(1) of the Constitution of India
Article 338A(2) of the Constitution of India
Article 338A(3) of the Constitution of India
Article 338A(4) of the Constitution of India
Article 338A(5) of the Constitution of India
Article 338A(6) of the Constitution of India
Article 338A(7) of the Constitution of India
Article 338A(8) of the Constitution of India
country India
createsBody National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
definesBodyStatus National Commission for Scheduled Tribes as a constitutional body
ensures separate constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Tribes
focusesOn monitoring of safeguards for Scheduled Tribes
socio-economic development of Scheduled Tribes
insertsArticle Article 338A of the Constitution of India
jurisdiction Union of India
language English
legalStatus in force
legislature Parliament of India
partOf Constitutional history of India
purpose to bifurcate the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
to create a separate National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
relatedCommission National Commission for Scheduled Castes
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
relatedTo affirmative action in India
constitutional commissions in India
protection of Scheduled Tribes
reservation policy in India
shortTitle Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003
strengthensBody National Commission for Scheduled Castes
subjectMatter Scheduled Castes
Scheduled Tribes

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Article 338 of the Constitution of India historicallyAmendedBy Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003
Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003 shortTitle Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003