Question 1909
Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with the Provision for Administration of Tribal areas Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. ?
Answer
Sixth Schedule
Why?
The correct answer is Sixth Schedule . The Constitution of India contains 12 Schedules which are as follows:- First Schedule Name of States and Union Territories with their territorial jurisdiction. Second Schedule Salary of President, Governor, Chief Judges, Judges of High Court and Supreme court, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of States, Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha and Legislative Councils if states and Comptroller and Auditor General. Third Schedule Forms of Oaths and Affirmations for Union Ministers, Candidates for election to the Parliament, Members of Parliament, Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts, Comptroller and Auditor General, MInisters to State Legislature, Members of State Legislature. Fourth Schedule Allocate seats for States and Union Territories of India in Rajya Sabha. Fifth Schedule Administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes. Sixth Schedule Provision for the administration of Tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. Though these areas fall within the executive authority of the state, provisions has been made for the creation of District Councils and Regional Councils for the exercise of certain legislative and judicial powers in these areas. Seventh Schedule Divides the powers and functions between the Union and the State. There are three types of lists:- Union List State List Concurrent List Union List:- The Central Government or Parliament of India has the power to make decisions related to subjects included in the Union List. In total there are 100 (originally 97) subjects included in the Union List. The Union List is the longest List when compared with the State List and Union List. Some important subjects included in the Union List are Institutions of higher education, Defense, Railways, Post and Telegraph, Citizenship, Inter-State Trade and Commerce, Banking, Insurance National Highway, Atomic Energy, etc. State List:- The respective State Government has the power to make decisions related to subjects included in the State List. In total there are 61 (originally 66) subjects included in the State List. Some important subjects included in the State List are Police, Local Government, Health and Sanitation, Intoxicating Liquors, Relief of Disable and Unemployable, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Water Supply, Fisheries, etc. Concurrent List:- The Central Government or Parliament of India, as well as the respective State Government , has the power to make decisions related to subjects included in the Concurrent List. In total there are 52 (originally 47) subjects included in the Concurrent List. Five new entries were inserted by the 42nd Constitutional amendment. Some important subjects included in the Concurrent List are Criminal Law, Marriage and Divorce, Contracts, Price Control, Stamp Duties, Civil Procedure, Forests, Trade Unions, Education, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, etc. Eight Schedule There are 22 languages originally 14 languages recognized by the Constitution of India. Sindhi was added by 21st amendment in 1967. Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali were added by 71st amendment in 1992. Santhali, Maithili, Bodo, and Dogri were added by 92nd amendment in 2003. The 22 languages recognized by the Constitution of India are as follows:- Assamese Bengali Gujarati Hindi Kannada Kashmiri Konkani Malayalam Manipuri Marathi Nepali Odia Punjabi Sanskrit Sindhi Tamil Telugu Urdu Santhali Bodo Maithili Dogri Ninth Schedule Added by 1st amendment in 1951 . Contains acts and orders related to legislatures dealing with land reforms and the abolition of the Zamindari system. In 2007 Supreme Court declared that the laws related to this Schedule after 24th April 1973 are now open to Judicial review.
