 'financial 'memorandumpisce ora othe bill seeks» to :xamend article 338 of the constitution 1 £ 4 iy j h : re the- proposed aaee provides: for,a commission for the schedahese asiekeate sc eetigat 'tribes to-be known as the national commission for the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes in place of a special officer for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes it is proposed toxmerge the existing organisation of thesaid special officer -and the-existing national commission for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes created: by virtue of a resolution of the governmentof india: with the: proposeq: new national' commission- for: the scheduled - castes and scheduled 'tribes:in- view of the said»merger, there »may not be any increase in-expenditure however, the new responsibilities which -will devolve upon the said commission will-entail: some: additional-expenditure "since the additional expenditure -will depend upon: the activities to: be undertaken by the said commission, it is not: = at this stage  to-estimate the said expenditure 3 the provisions of the bill do not involve any other expenditure of a recurring or a-non-recurring nature  annexure extract from the constitution of india bs   % 338 (1) there shall be a special officer for the scheduled castes md scheduled tribes to be appointed by the president (2) it shall be the duty of the special officer to investigate all matters relating 'o the safeguards provided for the scheduled castes scheduled tribes under this constitution and report to the president m the working of those safeguards at such intervals as the president lay direct, and the president shall cause all such reports to be laid before ach house of parliament (3) in this article, references to "he scheduled castes and scheduled ibes shall be construed as including references to such other backward classes as the president may, on receipt of the report of a commission : pointed under clause (1) of article 340, by order specify and also to anglo-indian community     % special for scheduled castes, sche-~ duled lribes, ete