New Delhi (NVI): Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda today presented awards for the exemplary service towards Scheduled Tribes at an event here on the occasion of ’16th Foundation Day of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)’.
While inaugurating the event, Munda said, “National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) was set up to oversee the implementation of various safeguards provided to Scheduled Tribes under the Constitution or under any other law for time being in force or under any other order to the Govt. and to evaluate the working of such safeguards.”
The Union Minister said that there should be a Data Bank of Tribal lands all over the country. NCST should have an Independent Research Team for proper research work, he said. He also assured the full support and cooperation of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in strengthening NCST.
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes was set up with effect from February 19, 2004, by amending Article 338 and by inserting a new Article 338A in the Constitution through the 89th Amendment Act, 2003.
The awards for their exemplary service towards Scheduled Tribes in the country were presented to – Western Coalfields Ltd. Nagpur, CMD, Rajiv Ranjan Mehra and Ajay Kumar Jaiswal, Secretary, ASHA, Ranchi.
The event was also attended by Renuka Singh Saruta, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Nand Kumar Sai, Chairman, NCST and members of the Commission and many other dignitaries.
