Summary of Fifth Schedule

 The fifth schedule of the constitution under Article 244, deals with the “provisions
relating to the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes”.
 It empowers the President to;
 Increase the area of any Scheduled Area in a state after consultation with the
Governor of that state,
 Rescind any order made for the designation of an area in any state to be a Scheduled
Area, or make fresh order redefining the area which is to be a Scheduled Area in
consultation with the Governor of the State concerned.
 The Governor may by public notification direct that any particular Act of Parliament
or of the Legislature of the State shall not apply to a Scheduled Area.
 Ten states have Fifth Schedule Areas, they are: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,
Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Odisha and Rajasthan.
 These scheduled areas are inhabited by socially and economically backward
‘aboriginals’ and hence are treated different from other areas as they need special
efforts to improve their condition. The central government have greater responsibility
for these areas.

Summary of Sixth Schedule:

 It was passed by the Constituent Assembly in 1949, it seeks to safeguard the rights
of tribal population through the formation of Autonomous District Councils
(ADC).
 ADCs are bodies representing a district to which the Constitution has given varying
degrees of autonomy within the state legislature.  
 The governors of these states are empowered to reorganise boundaries of the tribal
areas.
 In simpler terms, she or he can choose to include or exclude any area, increase or
decrease the boundaries and unite two or more autonomous districts into one.
 They can also alter or change the names of autonomous regions without a separate
legislation