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1. Article 338-A is contained in Part XVI entitled as 'Special Provisions Relating to Certain Classes’. This Article was inserted by the 89th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003.
2. The Act came into force on 12-03-1992.
3. The constitutional safeguards for the SCs and STs are explained in Chapter 68.
4. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment co- ordinates all activities relating to the SCs.
5. The Act came into force on 19-02-2004.
6. Under the Rules, they hold office for a term of three years.
7. The National Commission for the Scheduled Tribes (Specification of Other Functions) Rules, 2005.