Which of the following is correct about the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 A. It is an amendment of Article 17 of the constitution. B. It has a list of crimes that are identified as modes of humiliation. C. It has a list of crimes against women from tribal and Dalit communities. D. It has a list of actions that dispossess Dalits and Adivasis Choose the correct option. Correct Answer B, C and D The correct answer is - B, C and D Important Points The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was passed in the year 1989 to protect the SC and ST communities from violence and social discrimination. This Act was framed in 1989 in response to demands made by Dalits and others that the government must take seriously the ill treatment and humiliation Dalits and tribal groups face in an everyday sense. The Act mentions several levels of crimes. Firstly, it lists modes of humiliation that are both physically horrific and morally reprehensible and seeks to punish those practice it. Secondly, it lists actions that dispossess Dalits and Adivasis of their meagre resources or which force them into performing slave labour. The Act also recognizes that crimes against Dalit and tribal women are of a specific kind and, therefore, seeks to penalise anyone who assaults or uses force on any woman belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe with intent to dishonour her. Based on the above discussion we can conclude that the following statements are correct about the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989: B. It has a list of crimes that are identified as modes of humiliation. C. It has a list of crimes against women from tribal and Dalit communities. D. It has a list of actions that dispossess Dalits and Adivasis