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Q59 (IAS/2015) Polity & Governance › Federalism & Emergency Provisions › Fifth Schedule areas Official Key

The provisions in Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are made in order to

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Article 244 in Part X of the Constitution envisages a special system of administration for 'scheduled areas' and 'tribal areas', with the Fifth Schedule dealing with scheduled areas and scheduled tribes in states except Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, while the Sixth Schedule deals with the administration of tribal areas in these four northeastern states.[1] The Constitution contains special provisions under the Sixth Schedule for the administration of tribal areas in these four states because the tribes in these states have not assimilated much with the life and ways of other people.[2]

The primary purpose of both schedules is to protect and provide special administrative arrangements for Scheduled Tribes and their areas. Options B and D are incorrect as these schedules do not deal with state boundaries or border state interests. Option C is incorrect because while Panchayats may be mentioned in the context of scheduled areas, determining their powers is not the main purpose of these constitutional schedules – their core objective is tribal welfare and administration.

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  1. [1] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 42: Scheduled and Tribal Areas > Scheduled and Tribal Areas > p. 415
  2. [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 42: Scheduled and Tribal Areas > ADMINISTRATION OF TRIBAL AREAS > p. 416
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This is a 'Sitter'—a fundamental Polity question found in the index or first chapter of any standard book (Laxmikanth/NCERT). If you get this wrong, you are statistically out of the race. The strategy is simple: Memorise the 12 Schedules and their one-line 'Core Purpose' verbatim.

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Are the provisions of the Fifth Schedule and the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India intended to protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes?
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Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 42: Scheduled and Tribal Areas > Scheduled and Tribal Areas > p. 415
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“Article 244, in Part X of the Constitution, envisages a special system of administration for certain areas designated as 'scheduled areas' and 'tribal areas'. The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes in any state except the four states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. 1 • The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, on the other hand, deals with the administration of the tribal areas in the four northeastern states.”
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states Fifth Schedule deals with administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes (general states) and Sixth Schedule deals with tribal areas (four NE states).
  • Shows constitutional allocation of special administrative provisions for areas inhabited by tribes, implying protective intent.
Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 32: MINORITIES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES > CHAP. 321 MINORITIES, SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES 459 > p. 459
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“(viii) Proviso to Article 164 lays down that in the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare, who may also be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and other backward classes. In practice, such 'Welfare Departments have been set up not only in these three states as required by the Constitution, but also in other states. (ix) Special provisions are laid down in the Fifth and Sixth Schedules of the Constitution, read with Article 24:4, for the administration of areas inhabited by Scheduled tribes.”
Why this source?
  • Directly says special provisions are laid down in the Fifth and Sixth Schedules for administration of areas inhabited by Scheduled tribes.
  • Links these schedules specifically to safeguarding tribal administration/welfare (administration of areas inhabited by Scheduled tribes).
Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 42: Scheduled and Tribal Areas > ADMINISTRATION OF TRIBAL AREAS > p. 416
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“l ADMINISTRATION OF TRIBAL AREAS The Constitution, under Sixth Schedule, contains special provisions for the administration of tribal areas in the four north-eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. The rationality behind the special arrangements in respect of only these four states lies in the following: The tribes in Assam, Meghalaya, 'Tripura' and Mizoram have not assimilated much the life and ways of the other people in these states. These areas have hitherto been anthropological specimens. The tribal people in other parts of India have more or less adopted the culture of the majority of the people in whose midst they live.”
Why this source?
  • States the Sixth Schedule contains special provisions for administration of tribal areas in the four north-eastern states.
  • Explains rationale (tribes in these areas not assimilated) supporting the need for special protective administrative arrangements.
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