Scheduled Areas
{{short description|Geographical designation in India}}
Scheduled Areas in India are those with a preponderance of tribal population, which are subject to a special governance mechanism wherein the central government plays a direct role in safeguarding cultural and economic interests of scheduled tribes in the area.
{{cite news |last1=Manish |first1=B K |title=Very little is understood about Fifth and Sixth schedules of Indian constitution |work=DownToEarth |date=7 September 2017 |ref=DTE_5th_6th |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/governance/very-little-is-understood-about-fifth-and-sixth-schedules-of-indian-constitution-58603 |url-status=live |archive-date=14 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414003230/https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/governance/very-little-is-understood-about-fifth-and-sixth-schedules-of-indian-constitution-58603}}
{{cite web |title=Scheduled Areas |url=http://aptribes.gov.in/statistics.htm |website=Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |url-status=live |archive-date=8 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408184707/http://aptribes.gov.in/statistics.htm }}
The authority to create and administer Scheduled Areas stems from the Fifth and Sixth Schedules of the Constitution of India.
{{cite book |title=The Constitution of India |url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/constitution-india/constitution-india-full-text |url-status=live |archive-date=13 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413234731/https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/constitution-india/constitution-india-full-text }}
Fifth Schedule area
The Fifth Schedule protects tribal interests in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Rajasthan.
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In the Fifth Schedule areas, the governor of the state has special responsibilities with respect to tribal populations in the areas including issuing directives to the state government and limiting the effect of acts of the central or state legislature on the areas.
{{cite book |title=Report of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes Commission |date=1961 |publisher=Government of India Press |location=Simla |page=39 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GVXRAAAAMAAJ}}
Sixth Schedule area
The Sixth Schedule protects tribal interests in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
{{cite book |title=BK Manish and others versus State of Chhattisgarh & others |date=12 March 2013 |publisher=High Court of Chhattisgarh |url=http://highcourt.cg.gov.in/afr/courtJudgementandAFR/2013/March/wppil232012.pdf |url-status=live |archive-date=13 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413234719/http://highcourt.cg.gov.in/afr/courtJudgementandAFR/2013/March/wppil232012.pdf }}
The Sixth Schedule areas are called Tribal Areas rather than Scheduled Areas.
Hemant More, [https://thelegalquotient.com/constitutional-law/scheduled-and-tribal-areas/3376/ Scheduled and Tribal Areas], The Legal Quotient, 13 April 2024.
The emphasis in these areas is on self-rule; tribal communities are granted considerable autonomy, including powers to make laws and receive central government funds for social and infrastructure development. To enable local control, the role of the Governor and the State are subject to significant limitations in the areas.
{{cite news |last1=Malhotra |first1=Sonum Gayatri |title=Right place, wrong arrangement |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/right-place-wrong-arrangement/article4823988.ece |work=The Hindu |date=18 June 2013 |archive-date=13 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413234718/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/right-place-wrong-arrangement/article4823988.ece }}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://pib.nic.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1530130 Cabinet approves declaration of Scheduled Areas in respect of Rajasthan under Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India]
- Hemant More, [https://thelegalquotient.com/constitutional-law/scheduled-and-tribal-areas/3376/ Scheduled and Tribal Areas], The Legal Quotient, 13 April 2024.