What is Article 330 of the Indian Constitution?
Article 330 of the Indian Constitution deals with the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People. It mandates that seats shall be reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes (except in the autonomous districts of Assam), and Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam. The number of reserved seats should bear the same proportion to the total number of seats allotted to the State or Union Territory as the population of the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes bears to the total population of the State or Union Territory.