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The Sixth Schedule protects tribal interests in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. [6] In the Sixth Schedule areas, the emphasis 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.
The areas excluded now comprise Kangra, Hamirpur, Kullu, Una and Shimla districts. Gujjar (excluding the territories specified in sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966)). The areas excluded now comprise Kangra, Hamirpur, Kullu, Una, Shimla and Lahaul and Spiti districts. Jad, Lamba, Khampa; Kanaura ...
The Scheduled Castes [1] and Scheduled Tribes are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. [2] The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designated in one or other of the categories.
The tribal areas in other parts of India were covered by a parallel Fifth Schedule with somewhat weaker forms of autonomy. The difference was justified by B. R. Ambedkar in the following words: The tribal people in areas other than Assam are more or less Hinduised, more or less assimilated with the civilisation and culture of the majority of ...
Part X of the Constitution of India consists of Articles on the scheduled and Tribal Areas. Article 244. Administration of scheduled areas and tribal areas. Fifth scheduled and tribal areas 10 states have this area. Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh Telangana
However, the Scheduled status of these tribes is subject to specific territories. In the autonomous districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao, the prominent tribal groups are the Karbi (63.63%), Dimasa (including Kachari) (15.22%), any Kuki tribe (4.94%), and any Naga tribe (4.4%).
Scheduled Areas are found in ten states of India which have predominant population of tribal communities. The Scheduled Areas, were not covered by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment or Panchayati Raj Act of the Indian Constitution as provided in the Part IX of the Constitution. PESA was enacted on 24 December 1996 to extend the provisions of ...
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, is a key piece of forest legislation passed in India on 18 December 2006. It has also been called the Forest Rights Act, the Tribal Rights Act, the Tribal Bill, and the Tribal Land Act. The law concerns the rights of forest-dwelling communities ...