2016 · Q118
Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is not correct?
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- AThe Union and every State Government and every State Government shall consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting Scheduled Tribes.
- BAll the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.
- CThe Commission while investigating any matter, has all the powers of a Civil Court.
- DThe Commission has the power to regulate its own procedures.
Explanation
Under Article 338A, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes' reports are laid before each House of Parliament — not only before the Lok Sabha — so (b) is the not-correct statement. The consultation, civil-court powers and procedural autonomy in (a), (c) and (d) are correctly stated.