Schedules

The administration and control of tribal areas in the States of Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram are provided in the 6th Schedule, but the State of Manipur is not covered under this Schedule.

The administration and control of tribal areas in the States of Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram are provided in the 6th Schedule, but the State of Manipur is not covered under this Schedule.

The administration and control of tribal areas in the States of Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram are provided in the 6th Schedule, but the State of Manipur is not covered under this Schedule.

The President of India notifies Scheduled areas. In Article 244 (1) of the Constitution, expression Scheduled Areas means such areas as the President may by order declare to be the Scheduled Areas. Notably, para 4 of the Fifth Schedule provides for establishment of a Tribal Advisory council in any state having scheduled areas.

Part X of the Constitution, Article 244, provides for a unique administrative structure for some places classified as "scheduled areas" and "tribal areas." As per Part C of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, the expression Scheduled Areas means such areas as the President may by order declare to be Scheduled Areas. The largest administrative unit forming the scheduled areas is the district and the cluster of villages in the block is the lowest. Hence, statements 1 and 2 are correct. At present, 10 states of India have scheduled areas. These are: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan. The governor has a special responsibility regarding such areas. He has to submit a report to the president regarding the administration of such areas, annually or whenever so required by the President. Hence statement 3 is not correct.

The sixth schedule contains provisions related to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. The provisions of sixth schedule are provided under Article 244(2) and 275(1) of the Indian Constitution. The Sixth Schedule made provision that tribal areas are to be administered as Autonomous Districts and Autonomous regions. There shall be a District Council for each autonomous district consisting of not more than 30 members of whom not more than 4 persons shall be nominated by the governor, and the rest shall be elected on the basis of adult suffrage.

The Eleventh Schedule was added in the Constitution of India by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment 1992. It contains a total of 29 subjects.

The Eleventh Schedule was added in the Constitution of India by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment 1992. It contains a total of 29 subjects.