Legislations Related to SCs, STs and OBCs

♤ The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 – It provides for penal provisions for untouchability.

♤ SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act –It is aimed at atrocities against the members of the SCs and STs

♤ The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 – Outlaws bonded labour

♤ The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989- ( Dealt Above)

♤ Forest Rights Act 2006 - recognizes the rights to hold and live in the forest land

♤ The Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 -- It is an Act to provide for the extension of the provisions of Part IX of the Constitution relating to the Panchayats to the Scheduled Areas.