Sixth Schedule of the Constitution

  • Recently National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (Art 338A) has recommended Union Territory of Ladakh to be declared as a “tribal area” under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
  • Plus, Arunachal Pradesh Assembly unanimously passed a resolution for the entire state to be included in the Sixth Schedule of the constitution and to amend Article 371(H) to protect the rights of its indigenous population.

About Sixth Schedule of the Constitution

  • The Sixth Schedule of the constitution deals with the administration of the tribal areas in the four north-eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, by creating Autonomous District Councils (ADCs). ....
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