National Commission for Scheduled Tribes – UPSC
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) is a constitutional body directly set up under Article 338-A of the Constitution of India. It was established with the objective to …
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Central Information Commission – UPSC
Central Information Commission was set up in 2005 by the Central government under the Right to Information Act 2005. It is a non-constitutional body constituted through an Official …
Finance Commission of India – UPSC
Finance Commission is a quasi-judicial body established under Article 280 of the Indian Constitution. President of India constitutes the finance commission every fifth year or earlier as he …
The Whistle Blowers Protection Act – UPSC
Whistleblowing is an act of disclosing information by an employee or any concerned stakeholder of an organization about illegal or unethical conduct within that organization. A Whistle Blower …
Central Vigilance Commission – UPSC
The Government of India set up the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) in 1964 on recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption headed by K. Santhanam. It is …
Law Commission of India – UPSC
Law Commission of India is an executive body set up by order of the Government of India to work for legal reforms in the country. It is neither …
National Commission for Women – UPSC
National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body set up in 1992 by an Act of Parliament, the National Commission for Women Act 1990. It aimed towards …
Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities – UPSC
Article 350-B of the Constitution of India provided for the office of the Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities, appointed by the President of India, to investigate all the …