The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution provides for the administration of tribal areas in the States of:
AAssam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, through Autonomous District and Regional Councils
BPunjab and Haryana, under the directions of the President of India and the Governors
CTamil Nadu and Kerala, in respect of the hill tribal populations of the Western Ghats
DKarnataka and Andhra Pradesh, in respect of the Scheduled Areas in the southern peninsula
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, through Autonomous District and Regional Councils
1. The Sixth Schedule provides for Autonomous District Councils and Autonomous Regional Councils in the tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, under Article 244(2).
2. The Fifth Schedule applies to Scheduled Areas in other States (e.g. Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, MP, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana).
3. The two Schedules represent distinct constitutional regimes for tribal self-government.
4. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Constitution of India (Bare Act, updated to 105th Amendment Act 2021), Govt. of India Legislative Dept., Sixth Schedule; Article 244(2)_
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