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Scheduled and Tribe Areas
Scheduled and Tribe Areas
TRIBE AREAS
Table of Contents
1. Scheduled Areas
2. Criteria For Scheduled Areas
3. Sixth Schedule
4. Constitutional provision
5. Administration of Tribal areas.
6. Conclusion
Scheduled Areas
■ Scheduled Areas are areas in India with a preponderance of tribal
population subject to a special governance mechanism wherein the central
government plays a direct role in safeguarding cultural and economic
interests of scheduled tribe in the area.The authority to create and administer
Scheduled Areas stems from the Fifth and Sixth Schedules of the
Constitution of India .
■ 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.
■ 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.
Criteria For Scheduled Areas
The presence of a large tribal population.
The area's compactness and suitable size.
A functional administrative unit, such as a district, block,
or taluk.
Economic backwardness of the area as compared to the
neighbouring areas.
Sixth Schedule
■ Between September 5-7, 1949, the Constituent Assembly
discussed and passed the Fifth and Sixth Schedules.
■ Northeast India, home to numerous diverse ethnic
groups and located strategically with borders with Bhutan,
China, Myanmar and Bangladesh.
■ Sixth schedule gives tribal people freedom to exercise
legislative and executive powers through an Autonomous
District Council and an Autonomous Regional Council.
In India, there are 4 states
having tribal area’s namely:
BY:-
BHARATULA VAMSEE KRISHNA