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International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 3, Issue 2, February 2013 419
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(6). Nothing in this part shall prevent the legislature of a state from making
any provision for reservation of seats in any panchayat or offices of
chairpersons in the panchayats at any level in favour of backward class of
citizens.
Table 10.24: Constitutional Provisions for Youth of the Weaker Sections (contd.)
Article
Part IX—A,
Municipalities -
243(T)
46—Directive
Principles of State
Policy
338 - Special
Provisions Relating
to Certain Classes
Provision
Similar provisions for election to municipalities as for panchayats.
The state shall promote with special care the educational and economic
interests of the weaker sections of the people, and in particular, the
scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes, and shall protect them from
social injustice and all forms of exploitation.
There shall be a Special Officer to investigate all matters relating to the
safeguards provided for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes
under the Constitution and report to the president upon the working of
these safeguards at such intervals as the president may direct, and the
president shall cause all such reports to be laid before each House of
Parliament.
To supplement the functioning of the Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the
Government of India has set up a high level commission consisting of persons of eminence and status in public
life in 1978. It was vested with four functions—all of which are significant to the youth of these sections,
namely, (i) to investigate all matters relating to safeguards provided for the scheduled castes and scheduled
tribes in the Constitution including review of the manner in which reservations stipulated in public services for
scheduled castes and scheduled tribes are implemented; (ii) to study the implementation of protection of Civil
Rights Act, 1976 which is the amended version of the Untouchability Offences Act 1955, with particular
reference to the objective of removal of untouchability within a period of five years; (iii) to ascertain the socioeconomic
and other relevant circumstances accounting for the commission of offences against persons
belonging to the scheduled castes or scheduled tribes in order to ensure the removal of impediments and
recommend remedial measures for implementation of the laws; and (iv) to enquire into individual complaints
regarding denial of any safeguards provided. The reports of the commission provide a rich source material
pertaining to the all-round development and the impact of various schemes for these communities.
The Scheduled Castes and The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is intended to prevent
commission of atrocities against these classes, to provide special courts for the trial of such offences and to
provide for the relief and rehabilitation of the victims of such offences. This Act provides protection against
social disabilities, personal atrocities, sexual exploitation, atrocities affecting properties, malicious persecution,
political disabilities, and economic exploitation. The Act provides punishment for violations. Social status of
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