Consider the following statements with reference to the Sixth Schedule - 1. It provides for the administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram to safeguard the rights of the tribal population in these states. 2. It provides for autonomy in the administration of these areas through Autonomous District Councils (ADCs). Which of the above statements is/are not correct ?

The correct answer is Neither 1 nor 2. Key Points SIXTH SCHEDULE: Articles 244(2) and 275(1) Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. ​Hence, statement 1 is correct. If there are different Scheduled Tribes in an autonomous district, the Governor may, by public notification, divide the area or areas inhabited by them into autonomous regions. Constitution of District Councils and Regional Councils.—There shall be a District Council for each autonomous district consisting of not more than thirty members, of whom not more than four persons shall be nominated by the Governor and the rest shall be elected on the basis of adult suffrage. There shall be a separate Regional Council for each area constituted an autonomous region. Each District Council and each Regional Council shall be a body corporate by the name respectively of “ the District Council of (name of district)” and “the Regional Council of (name of region) ”, shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and shall by the said name sue and be sued. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the administration of an autonomous district shall, in so far as it is not vested under this Schedule in any Regional Council within such district, be vested in the District Council for such district and the administration of an autonomous region shall be vested in the Regional Council for such region. Hence, statement 2 is correct.