Consider the following statements about National Commission for Backward Classes NCBC and identify t...........

Indian Polity Constitutional Bodies

Consider the following statements about National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) and identify the correct one/s

1. The NCBC is a constitutional body under Article 338B.

2. President in consultation with Governor is to notify the list of socially and educationally backward classes of a state / union territory.

Select the correct answer using codes given below

1 only

2 only

Both are correct

None is correct

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Explanation:

First statement is incorrect. National Commission for Backward Classes as constituted pursuant to the provisions of the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993.
In 2017, a bill seeking to grant constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes is scheduled to be passed in Parliament. The bill was passed by Lok Sabha in April 2017 and is waiting for the assent of the Rajya Sabha.
Second statement is incorrect as 123rd amendment is still pending.
The Constitution 123rd Amendment Bill seeks to make the following changes:
• It seeks to insert a new article 338B in the constitution which provides for NCBC, its composition, mandate, functions and various officers. Insert a new article 342-A which empowers the president to notify the list of socially and educationally backward classes of that state / union territory.
• In case of a state, president will make such notification after consultation with the Governor. Under the same article, it is proposed that parliament by making a law can include or exclude the classes from the central list of backward classes.