Scheduled Areas

Scheduled Areas are areas in India with a preponderance of tribal population subject to a special governance mechanism[1] wherein the central government plays a direct role in safeguarding cultural and economic interests of scheduled tribes in the area.[2] The authority to create and administer Scheduled Areas stems from the Fifth and Sixth Schedules of the Constitution of India.[3]

The Fifth Schedule protects tribal interests in the states other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, while the Sixth Schedule protects tribal interests in those four states excluded in the Fifth Schedule.[4]

In Scheduled Areas declared so under the Fifth Schedule, the governor of the state has special responsibilities with respect to tribal populations in the area including issuing directives to the state government and limiting the effect of acts of the central or state legislature on the Schedule Area.[5] On the other hand, in Scheduled Areas declared so under the Sixth Schedule, the emphasis is on self-rule; tribal communities are granted considerable autonomy, including powers to tribal communities to make laws and receive central government funds for social and infrastructure development. To enable local control, the role of the Governor and the State are subject to significant limitations in Sixth Schedule areas.[6]

See also

References
  1. Manish, B K (7 September 2017). "Very little is understood about Fifth and Sixth schedules of Indian constitution". DownToEarth. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. "Scheduled Areas". Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. The Constitution of India. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. BK Manish and others versus State of Chhattisgarh & others (PDF). High Court of Chhattisgarh. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  5. Report of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes Commission. Simla: Government of India Press. 1961. p. 39.
  6. Malhotra, Sonum Gayatri (18 June 2013). "Right place, wrong arrangement". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
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