Kishor Makwana is Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)

• Shri Kishor Makwana assumed the charge of Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)
• Shri Luv Kush Kumar also assumed the charge of Member of National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC).

ABOUT NCSC

• The National Commission for Scheduled Castes is a constitutional body established with a view to provide safeguards against the exploitation of Scheduled Castes and Anglo Indian communities to promote and protect their social, educational, economic and cultural interests, special provisions were made in the Constitution.
• Article 338 of the Indian constitution deals with National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
  • Under this, a Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was appointed as the special officer.
• The 65th Amendment to the constitution replaced the one-member system with a multi-member National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
• The 89th Amendment in 2003 replaced this Commission, with effect from 2004, with the separate-
  • National Commission for Scheduled Castes (Under Article 338)
  • National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (Under Article 338A)
• The NCSC consists of a Chairman, a Vice Chairman and three additional members.