Constitution Section 244 — Administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas

Part X — THE SCHEDULED AND TRIBAL AREAS

Constitutional

Summary

The rules for managing Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in most states are set out in the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution. However, for the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram, the rules for managing their tribal areas are instead set out in the Sixth Schedule.

Official Text

(1) The provisions of the Fifth Schedule shall apply to the administration and control of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in any State other than the States of Assam, , Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.

(2) The provisions of the Sixth Schedule shall apply to the administration of the tribal areas in the States of Assam, , Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.