National Commission for Scheduled Castes Government of India

Duties and Functions of the Commission:

Constitution of India under Article 338 has assigned the following duties and functions to the Commission.

• a

  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 and to evaluate the working of such safeguards;

• b

  to inquire into specific complaints with respect to the deprivation of rights and safeguards of the Scheduled Castes;