National Commission for Scheduled Castes - wikipedia National Commission for Scheduled Castes This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2012 ) 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. Contents 1 History 1.1 Commission for SCs and STs 1.2 NCSC 2 Functions 3 See also 4 References 5 External links History Commission for SCs and STs 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. In 1990 the Commission for SCs and STs was renamed as the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes were formed as per 1987 and 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 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( Eighty - Ninth Amendment ) Act, 2003 the erstwhile National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been replaced by ( 1 ) National Commission for Scheduled Castes and ( 2 ) National Commission for Scheduled Tribes. NCSC The first NCSC was constituted on 2004 with Suraj Bhan as the Chairperson. The second was constituted on May 2007 ( chairperson : Buta Singh ) ; the third from October 2010 ( P.L. Punia ) ; and the fourth from 2013, also with Punia as chairperson. The fifth NCSC began work in 2017 under chairmanship of Ram Shankar Katheria. Functions The following are the functions of the commission : 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 ; and 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. See also National Commission for Backward Classes References Jump up ^ National Commission for Schedule Castes India Environment Portal Jump up ^ `` Genesis Genesis ''. ncsc.nic.in. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Who 's Who ''. National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 24. Jump up ^ `` THE CONSTITUTION ( EIGHTY - NINTH AMENDMENT ) ACT, 2003 ''. by Government of India. indiacode.nic.in. Retrieved 28 July 2013. Jump up ^ II. 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Question: when was the commission fir sc/st established
Answer: August 1978