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{{short description|Geographical designation in India}}

'''Scheduled Areas''' are areas in India with a preponderance of tribal population subject to a special governance mechanism<ref>{{cite news |last1=Manish |first1=B K |title=Very little is understood about Fifth and Sixth schedules of Indian constitution |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/governance/very-little-is-understood-about-fifth-and-sixth-schedules-of-indian-constitution-58603 |accessdate=13 April 2019 |work=DownToEarth |date=7 September 2017 |ref=DTE_5th_6th}}</ref> wherein the [[Government of India|central government]] plays a direct role in safeguarding cultural and economic interests of [[scheduled tribes]] in the area.<ref name="TribalWelfare_AP">{{cite web |title=Scheduled Areas |url=http://aptribes.gov.in/statistics.htm |website=Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref> The authority to create and administer Scheduled Areas stems from the Fifth and Sixth Schedules of the [[Constitution of India]].<ref name="ConstitutionOfIndia">{{cite book |title=The Constitution of India |url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/constitution-india/constitution-india-full-text |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref>

The Fifth Schedule protects tribal interests in the [[States and union territories of India|states]] other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, while the Sixth Schedule protects tribal interests in those four states excluded in the Fifth Schedule.<ref name="BKManish">{{cite book |title=BK Manish and others versus State of Chhattisgarh & others |date=12 March 2013 |publisher=High Court of Chhattisgarh |url=http://highcourt.cg.gov.in/afr/courtJudgementandAFR/2013/March/wppil232012.pdf |accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref>

In Scheduled Areas declared so under the Fifth Schedule, the [[Governor (India)|governor]] of the state has special responsibilities with respect to [[scheduled tribes|tribal]] populations in the area including issuing directives to the state government and limiting the effect of acts of the central or state legislature on the Schedule Area.<ref name="CommissionReport">{{cite book |title=Report of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes Commission |date=1961 |publisher=Government of India Press |location=Simla |page=39 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GVXRAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> On the other hand, in Scheduled Areas declared so under the Sixth Schedule, the emphasis is on self-rule; tribal communities are granted considerable autonomy, including powers to tribal communities to make laws and receive [[Government of India|central government]] funds for social and infrastructure development. To enable local control, the role of the Governor and the State are subject to significant limitations in Sixth Schedule areas.<ref name="Hindu_Malhotra">{{cite news |last1=Malhotra |first1=Sonum Gayatri |title=Right place, wrong arrangement |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/right-place-wrong-arrangement/article4823988.ece |accessdate=13 April 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=18 June 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996]]
* [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://pib.nic.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1530130 Cabinet approves declaration of Scheduled Areas in respect of Rajasthan under Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India]

[[Category:Constitution of India]]

Scheduled Areas - Revision history

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