Part X · CHAPTER VI.—SUBORDINATE COURTS
Article 244 Administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas.
This article links the schedules to the administration of special areas. The Fifth Schedule applies to the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in States other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. The Sixth Schedule applies to the tribal areas of those four States. The schedules create special governance arrangements for these 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 1*** 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.
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This article links the schedules to the administration of special areas. The Fifth Schedule applies to the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in States other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. The Sixth Schedule applies to the tribal areas of those four States. The schedules create special governance arrangements for these areas. Each schedule has its own mechanism of councils and Governor's powers.