Article 244 of the Constitution of India

apply to the administration and control of the ScheduledAreas and Scheduled Tribes in any State 1*** other than 2[the States of Assam 3[,4[Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram]]]. (2) The provisions of the Sixth Schedule shall apply to the administration of the tribal areas in 2[the States of Assam 3[, 5[Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram]]]. 6[244A. (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, Parliament may, by law, form within theState of Assam an autonomous State comprising (whetherwholly or in part) all or any of the tribal areas specifiedin 7[Part I] of the table appended to paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule and create therefor— (a) a body, whether elected or partly nominated and partly elected, to function as a Legislature forthe autonomous State, or (b) a Council of Ministers, or both with such constitution, powers and functions, in each case, as may be specified in the law. 150Administration of Scheduled Areasand Tribal Areas. 1The words and letters “specified in Part A or Part B of the First Schedule” omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. 2Subs. by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 71, for “the State of Assam” (w.e.f. 21-1-1972). 3Subs. by the Constitution (Forty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1984, s. 2, for “and Meghalaya” (w.e.f. 1-4-1985). 4Subs. by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986 (34 of 1986), s. 39, for “Meghalaya and Tripura” (w.e.f. 20-2-1987). 5Subs. by s. 39, ibid., for “Meghalaya and Tripura and the Union Territory of Mizoram”(w.e.f. 20-2-1987). 6Ins. by the Constitution (Twenty-second Amendment) Act, 1969, s. 2. 7Subs. by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 71, for “Part A” (w .e.f. 21-1-1972).Formation of an autonomous Statecomprising certaintribal areas inAssam and creationof local Legislatureor Council of Ministers or both therefor. (2) Any such law as is referred to in clause (1) may, in particular,— (a) specify the matters enumerated in the State List or the Concurrent List with respect to which theLegislature of the autonomous State shall have powerto make laws for the whole or any part thereof,whether to the exclusion of the Legislature of theState of Assam or otherwise; (b) define the matters with respect to which the executive power of the autonomous State shallextend; (c) provide that any tax levied by the State of Assam shall be assigned to the autonomous State inso far as the proceeds thereof are attributable to theautonomous State; (d) provide that any reference to a State in any article of this Constitution shall be construed asincluding a reference to the autonomous State; and (e) make such supplemental, incidental and consequential provisions as may be deemednecessary. (3) An amendment of any such law as aforesaid in so far as such amendment relates to any of the mattersspecified in sub-clause ( a) or sub-clause ( b) of clause (2) shall have no effect unless the amendment is passed ineach House of Parliament by not less than two-thirds ofthe members present and voting. (4) Any such law as is referred to in this article shall not be deemed to be an amendment of this Constitutionfor the purposes of article 368 notwithstanding that itcontains any provision which amends or has the effectof amending this Constitution.]THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part X. —The Scheduled and Tribal Areas. —Art. 244A.)151 THE STATES