Question: When was the commission fir sc/st established?

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question: When was the first commission of any type for sc/st established?
short_answers: August 1978
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question: When was the first national commission for sc/st?
short_answers: 2004

Answer: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes is an Indian constitutional body under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment established to provide safeguards against the exploitation of Scheduled Castes and Anglo Indian communities to promote and protect their social, educational, economic and cultural interests. 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. The first National Commission for Scheduled Castes was constituted in 2004 with Suraj Bhan as the chairman.