Article 244 Administration of Scheduled and Tribal Areas

Article 244: Administration of Scheduled Areas and tribal areas

244(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 ²the States of Assam, ^{3 4}Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.

244(2): The provisions of the Sixth Schedule shall apply to the administration of the tribal areas in the States of Assam, ⁵, ⁶Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.

1. The words and letters “specified in Part A and Part B of the First Schedule” omitted by the Constitution (7^th Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
2. Substituted by the North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act,1971 (81 of 1971), s. 71, for “the State of Assam” (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).
3. Substituted by the Constitution (49^th Amendment) Act, 1984, s. 2 for “and Meghalaya” (w.e.f. 1-4-1985).
4. Substituted by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 (34 of 1986), s. 39, for “Meghalaya and Tripura” (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
5. Substituted by the Constitution (49^th Amendment) Act, 1984, s. 2, for “and Meghalaya” (w.e.f. 1-4-1985).
6. Substituted by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 (34 of 1986), s. 39, for “Meghalaya and Tripura and the Union territory of Mizoram” (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).

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