| Definitions | |
| Preamble | |
| 342 | Scehduled Tribes |
| 366 | Definitions |
| Educational, Economic and Public Employment-related Safeguards | |
| 15 | Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth |
| 16 | Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment |
| 19 | Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech, etc. |
| 46 | Promotion of Educational and Economic interests of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections |
| 335 | Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to services and posts |
| Political Safeguards | |
| 330 | Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People |
| 332 | Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States |
| 334 | Reservation of seats and special representation to cease after sixty years |
| 243D | Reservation of seats (in Panchayats) |
| 243T | Reservation of Seats |
| Agency for monitoring safeguards | |
| 338A | National Commission for Scheduled Tribe |
| Other provisions applicable to specififc states | |
| 164 (1) | Article 164 (1) provides that the States of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesha and Odisha there shall be a minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and backward classes or any other work |
| 371A | has special provisions with respect to the State of Nagaland |
| 371B | has special provisions with respect to the State of Assam |
| 371C | has special provisions with respect to the State of Manipur |
| 371F | has special provisions with respect to the State of Sikkim |