National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)

​Established          : 1978
Govt Body Type   : Constitutional Body

National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) is an Indian constitutional body established with a view to provide safeguards against the exploitation of Scheduled Castes to promote and protect their social, educational, economic and cultural interests, special provisions were made in the Constitution.

Term of Office
The term of office of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and each member is three years from the date of assumption of charge. The Chairperson has been given the rank of Union Cabinet Minister, and the Vice-Chairperson that of a Minister of State and other Members have the ranks of a Secretary to the Government of India.

​Duties in Commission
The duties of the Commission as laid down in the Article 338 of the Constitution are:

• to investigate and monitor all matters relating to the safeguards provided for the Scheduled Castes under the Constitution or under any other law for the time being in force or under any order of the Government.
• 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.