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Online Grievance Management Portal for Scheduled Castes by NCSC

National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) recently launched an Online Grievance Management Portal for Scheduled Castes .in the country

About Online Grievance Management Portal:

The Portal will allow submission of complaints about atrocities against the Scheduled Castes. The portal also allows users to track the progress of their complaints.
It was developed in collaboration with the Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics(BISAG-N), a Centre of Excellence under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeitY).

About the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC).

National Commission for Scheduled Castes(NCSC) is a constitutional body.
It was set up under Article 338 to safeguard the interests of the scheduled castes(SC) in India.

Evolution of the NCSC:

Originally, Article 338 of the Constitution provided for the appointment of a Special Officer for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).
The special officer designated as the Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
In 1978, the Government (through a Resolution) set up a non-statutory multi-member Commission for SCs and STs.
The Office of Commissioner for SCs and STs also continued to exist.
In 1987, the Government (through another Resolution) modified the functions of the Commission and renamed it the National Commission for SCs and STs.
Later, the 65th Constitutional Amendment Act provided for the establishment of a high-level multi-member National Commission for SCs and STs. It replaced the single Special Officer for SCs and STs.
- This constitutional body replaced the Commissioner for SCs and STs as well as the Commission set up under the Resolution of 1987.
Again, the 89th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003 bifurcated the combined National Commission for SCs and STs into two separate bodies namely:
- National Commission for Scheduled Castes (under Article 338) and
- National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (under Article 338-A).

Composition:

The National Commission for SCs consists of a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and three other members.
They are appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal.
The President also determines their conditions of service and tenure of office.

Functions of NCSC:

To investigate and monitor all matters relating to the constitutional and other legal safeguards for the SCs and to evaluate their working;
To inquire into specific complaints with respect to the deprivation of rights and safeguards of the SCs;
Also, to participate and advise on the planning process of socio-economic development of the SCs and to evaluate the progress of their development under the Union or a state;
To present the report on working of those safeguards to the President, annually.

Source: PIB

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