| Scheduled Castes |
Scheduled Tribe |
| Article 341 of the Constitution of India deals with notification of Scheduled Castes. Article 341 of Constitution of India defines as to who would be Scheduled Castes with respect to any State or Union Territory. |
Article 342 of the Constitution of India deals with notification of Scheduled Tribes. Article 342 of Constitution of India defines as to who would be Scheduled Tribes with respect to any State or Union Territory. |
| Scheduled Castes are about 16.6% of India’s total population as per 2011 census. |
Scheduled Tribes comprise about 8.6% of India’s total population as per 2011 census. |
| As per 2011 Census, among Indian states, Punjab had the highest percentage of its population as Scheduled Castes. It is approximately 32%. |
As per 2011 census, among Indian states and Union Territories, Mizoram and Lakshadweep had the highest percentage of its population as Scheduled Tribe (approximately 95%). |
| The percentage of the population as Scheduled Castes in India’s 3 North Eastern States and Island territories was at 0% as per 2011 census |
The percentage of the population as Scheduled Tribes in the States of Haryana and Punjab was at 0%. |
| The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, lists 1,108 castes across 28 states in its 1st Schedule. |
The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, lists 744 tribes across 22 states in its First Schedule. |
| National Commission for Scheduled Castes is an Indian Constitutional body established with the aim of protecting the economic, social, educational, cultural interests of people belonging to Scheduled Castes. Article 338 of the Indian Constitution deals with the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. |
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is an Indian Constitutional body that was established through the 89th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has been set up under Article 338 A. |
| The first commission for Scheduled Castes was constituted in 2004 with Suraj Bahn as the Chairman. Earlier there was a single Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes which was bifurcated after 89th Amendment of Constitution in 2003. |
The first commission for Scheduled Tribes was constituted in 2004 with Kunwar Singh as its Chairperson. |
| One of the main functions of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes is to investigate and monitor all matters relating to the safeguards provided for the Scheduled Castes under the Constitution of India. |
One of the main functions of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is to investigate and monitor all matters relating to the safeguards provided for the Scheduled Tribes under the Constitution. |
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