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This mirrors Article 338 exactly, but for Scheduled Tribes: a National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (same composition, appointment process, and civil-court-like investigative powers), with the same duties to investigate ST safeguards, inquire into complaints, advise on development, report to Parliament/State Legislatures, and be consulted on major ST-affecting policy.
Added by the 89th Amendment (2003), which split what was previously a combined SC/ST Commission into two separate, dedicated bodies - this gives Scheduled Tribes their own independent constitutional watchdog, structured identically to the Scheduled Castes Commission, reflecting the recognition that SC and ST communities often face distinct issues warranting separate, focused attention.
This is the constitutional basis for the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, which independently investigates ST-specific rights violations and development issues, separate from (though structurally parallel to) the National Commission for Scheduled Castes.