A bill to set up Delhi Commission for Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes will be tabled in Assembly soon, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said.
The Commission is aimed at providing a forum for redressal of grievances of SC and ST population in Delhi, she said adding the draft bill for this has been cleared by the cabinet.
"The issues relating to service matters, exploitation, harassment and also to ensure proper and just implementation of several Acts, orders, instructions of the Centre need to be addressed. So far, there is no proper forum for this purpose in Delhi.
"To meet this long-standing demand of SC/ST people and to ensure that their grievances are redressed in a proper way and the safeguards provided to these people are also properly protected, it has been decided to set up the Delhi Commission for SC/ST,
