National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
Commission overview
Formed19 February 2004; 20 years ago (2004-02-19)
Preceding Commission
  • National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1978
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersDelhi
Minister responsible
Commission executives
  • Antar Singh Arya, Chairman
  • Dr. Asha Lakra, Member
  • Shri Jatothu Hussain, Member
  • Nirupam Chakma, Member
Websitehttps://ncst.nic.in (https://ncst.gov.in)

National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) is an Indian constitutional body that was established through Constitution (89th Amendment) Act, 2003.[1]

  1. ^ "The Constitution (Eighty-Ninth Amendment) Act, 2003". by Government of India. indiacode.nic.in. Retrieved 28 July 2013.