Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003

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The Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003 is an amendment to the Constitution of India that created a separate National Commission for Scheduled Tribes by bifurcating the existing National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

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Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Constitutional amendment of India ⓘ
affectsBody National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
amends Constitution of India ⓘ
amendsArticle Article 338 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
category Amendments to the Constitution of India ⓘ
Indian constitutional law ⓘ
constitutionalProvisionCreated Article 338A(1) of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 338A(2) of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 338A(3) of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 338A(4) of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 338A(5) of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 338A(6) of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 338A(7) of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 338A(8) of the Constitution of India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
createsBody National Commission for Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
definesBodyStatus National Commission for Scheduled Tribes as a constitutional body ⓘ
ensures separate constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
focusesOn monitoring of safeguards for Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
socio-economic development of Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
insertsArticle Article 338A of the Constitution of India ⓘ
jurisdiction Union of India ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legislature Parliament of India ⓘ
partOf Constitutional history of India ⓘ
purpose to bifurcate the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
to create a separate National Commission for Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
relatedCommission National Commission for Scheduled Castes ⓘ
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
relatedTo affirmative action in India ⓘ
constitutional commissions in India ⓘ
protection of Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
reservation policy in India ⓘ
shortTitle Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003 ⓘ
strengthensBody National Commission for Scheduled Castes ⓘ
subjectMatter Scheduled Castes ⓘ
Scheduled Tribes ⓘ

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Article 338 of the Constitution of India → historicallyAmendedBy → Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003 ⓘ
Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003 → shortTitle → Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003 ⓘ