Constitution of India, 1949
238.Special Officer for Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes etc.-
(1) There shall be a Special Officer for the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to be appointed by the President.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Special
Officer to investigate all matters relating to the safeguards provided for the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under this Constitution and report to the
President upon the working of those 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.
(3) In this article references to the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall be construed as including
references to such other backward classes as the President may, on receipt of
the report of a Commission appointed under clause (1) of Article 340, by order
specify and also to the Anglo-Indian community.