Which among the following Schedule deals with the administration and control of the tribal areas in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram?

The correct answer is Sixth . Sixth Schedule The 6th Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration of the tribal areas in the four northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram as per Article 244 . The Governor is empowered to increase or decrease the areas or change the names of the autonomous districts. Executive powers of the Union extend in Scheduled areas with respect to their administration in the Vth schedule, the VIth schedule areas remain within the executive authority of the state. The acts of Parliament or the state legislature do not apply to autonomous districts and autonomous regions or apply with specified modifications and exceptions. The Councils have also been endowed with wide civil and criminal judicial powers, for example establishing village courts, etc. The jurisdiction of these councils is subject to the jurisdiction of the concerned High Court. The 6th schedule to the Constitution includes 10 autonomous district councils in 4 states.