Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes except -

The correct answer is Option 1 , i.e Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram . Key Points 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. The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, on the other hand, deals with the administration of the tribal areas in the four northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. The scheduled areas are treated differently from the other areas in the country because they are inhabited by ‘ aboriginals ’ who are socially and economically rather backward, and special efforts need to be made to improve their condition. Therefore, the whole of the normal administrative machinery operating in a state is not extended to the scheduled areas and the Central government has somewhat greater responsibility for these areas.