Article 244
Administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas
Part X: The Scheduled 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 ¹* * * other than ²[the States of Assam, ³[, ⁴[Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram]]].
(2) The provisions of the Sixth Schedule shall apply to the administration of the tribal areas in ²[the States of Assam, ³[, ⁵[Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram]]].
Amendment notes
- ¹The words and letters "specified in Part A or Part B of the First Schedule" omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
- ²Subs. by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 71, for "the State of Assam" (w.e.f. 21-1-1972).
- ³Subs. by the Constitution (Forty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1984, s. 2, for "and Meghalaya" (w.e.f. 1-4-1985).
- ⁴Subs. by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 (34 of 1986), s. 39, for "Meghalaya and Tripura" (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
- ⁵Subs. by s. 39 of the State of Mizoram Act, 1986, for "Meghalaya and Tripura and the Union territory of Mizoram". (w.e.f. 20-2-1987).
The Constitution of India (As on 1 May 2026). Includes every amendment up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. The small raised numbers in the text point to the amendment notes below.