The Constitutional authority, vested with the power of declaring castes and tribes as the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, is the

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President of India. According to Article 341 (1) of the Constitution, the President may with respect to any State or Union Territory after consultation with the Governor of the State specify caste, races or tribes be deemed to be Schedule Caste in relation to that State/ Union Territory. Same is applicable to the Schedule Tribes as per the Article 342 (1) of the Constitution.

The Constitutional authority, vested with the power of declaring castes and tribes as the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, is the

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