Constitutional Provisions for Sc's and St's
Special Provisions of the
CONSTITUTION OF INDIA for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes
ARTICLE 15: Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth—
(1) The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them, .
(2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them, be subject to any disability, liability, restriction or condition with regard to—
(a) access to shops, public restaurants, hotels and places of public entertainment; or
(b) the use of wells, tanks, bathing ghats, roads and places of public resort maintained wholly or partly out of State funds or dedicated to the use of general public.
ARTICLE 16: Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment—
(1) There shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the State.
(2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect of, any employment or office under the State.
ARTICLE 17: Abolition of Untouchability—
“Untouchability” is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of any disability arising out of “Untouchability” shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law.
ARTICLE 46: Promotion of educational and economic interests of Scheduled
Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Weaker sections—
The State shall promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people, and in particular, of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, and shall protect them from social injustice and all forms of exploitation. ARTICLE 164: Other provisions as to Ministers—
(1) The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other
CONSTITUTION OF INDIA for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes
ARTICLE 15: Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth—
(1) The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them, .
(2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them, be subject to any disability, liability, restriction or condition with regard to—
(a) access to shops, public restaurants, hotels and places of public entertainment; or
(b) the use of wells, tanks, bathing ghats, roads and places of public resort maintained wholly or partly out of State funds or dedicated to the use of general public.
ARTICLE 16: Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment—
(1) There shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the State.
(2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect of, any employment or office under the State.
ARTICLE 17: Abolition of Untouchability—
“Untouchability” is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of any disability arising out of “Untouchability” shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law.
ARTICLE 46: Promotion of educational and economic interests of Scheduled
Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Weaker sections—
The State shall promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people, and in particular, of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, and shall protect them from social injustice and all forms of exploitation. ARTICLE 164: Other provisions as to Ministers—
(1) The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other