Scheduled Areas

Scheduled areas under Schedule VI are called autonomous regions. Restricted to states of Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, and Tripura.

• Inclusion or exclusion of areas from Schedule VI is done as per law of Parliament amending Schedule VI.
• Administration of areas dominated by tribals in other parts of country is carried out as per provisions of Schedule V.
  • decision to declare area under Schedule V lies with President
• amending Schedule V or VI is NOT amendment under Article 368

see also:

• Criteria for declaration as a Scheduled Area
• Provisions under Fifth Schedule
• Issues associated with administration of Fifth Schedule areas
• Powers of Autonomous District Councils
• Concerns and challenges with functioning of ADC and ARC