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1. Article 338 is contained in Part XVI entitled as 'Special Provisions Relating to Certain Classes’.
2. The years in the bracket indicate the years of their establishment.
3. The constitutional safeguards for the SCs and STs are explained in Chapter 68.
4. It was made as a National Level Advisory Body to advise the Government on broad policy issues and levels of development of SCs and STs.
5. The Act came into force on 12-03-1992.
6. The Act came into force on 19-02-2004.
7. Under the Rules, they hold office for a term of three years.
8. Clause 10 of Article 338 reads as follows: "In this article, references to the Scheduled Castes shall be construed as including references to the Anglo-Indian Community”.