Other Instruments

♤ UN Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

5.2.3. Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes

Constitutional Provisions

♤ Article 15(4): State can make special provisions for SCs/STs

♤ Article 16(4): State can make provision for reservation of appointments/posts for SC/STs

♤ Article 17: Abolishes Untouchability and its practice in any form

♤ Article 46: Promotion of educational and economic interests of SCs, STs and the weaker sections

♤ Article 243 D: Reservation of seats in Panchayats for SC/ST candidates

♤ Article 275: Special grant in aids to states for tribal welfare.

♤ Article 335: Relaxation in qualifying marks for admission in educational institutes or promotions

♤ Article 330 and Article 332 of the Constitution respectively provide for reservation of seats in favour of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People and in the legislative assemblies of the states.