Article 244

Part X — The Scheduled and Tribal Areas · Constitution of India

Article 244

Administration of Scheduled Areas and tribal areas. (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.

In plain wordsTribal regions get special systems of government. The Fifth Schedule governs Scheduled Areas in most states, while the Sixth Schedule gives tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram their own autonomous district administration.

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