explain article 341 and 342 of Indian constitution
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After independence the Constituent Assembly continued the prevailing definition of Scheduled Castes and Tribes, giving (via articles 341 and 342) the president of India and governors of the states a mandate to compile a full listing of castes and tribes (with the power to edit it later, as required).
Article 341.—(1) The President may with respect to any State or Union Territory and. where it is a State after consultation with the Governor thereof, by public notification specify the castes, races or tribes or .
Article 342 provides for specification of tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within tribes or tribal communities which are deemed to be for the purposes of the Constitution the Scheduled Tribes in relation to that State or Union Territory.