National Commission for Scheduled Tribes was constituted in March 2004.
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This was a sequel to amendment of Article 338 of the Constitution of India and insertion of a new Article 338A vide the Constitution (Eighty-ninth Amendment) Act, 2003.
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Consequent upon the Constitution (Eighty-Ninth Amendment) Act, 2003, the erstwhile National Commission for Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes was replaced by National Commission for Scheduled Castes, and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes in 2004.
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The Rules of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes were notified on 20 February 2004, by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.
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The tenure of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members of the Commission is three years from the date of assumption of the charge by each of them.
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First National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) was in March, 2004.
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The chairman of the First National Commission for Scheduled Tribes was Shri Kunwar Singh. Later Sri Tapir Gao also performed as chairperson of the commission.
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The Second National Commission for Scheduled Tribes was constituted in 2007 and its chairperson was Smt. Urmila Singh, Chairperson. Smt. Urmila Singh has demitted the office since January 2010 and the post of the Chairperson is vacant at present.
As per Article 338A of the Constitution, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has to present Report to the President upon the following :
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Working of the Constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Tribes and to make in such Reports
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Recommendations regarding measures that should be taken by the Union or any State for effective implementation of those safeguards and other measures for the protection, welfare and socio-economic development of Scheduled Tribes.
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In this connection Vice-Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, Maurice Kujur along with members Shri T.Samphel and Shri Oris Syiem Myriaws presented Third Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes for the year 2007-08 to the President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil at Rashtrapati Bhawan on March 2010.