The Fifth Schedule deals with the governance and protection of the interests of which specific group of people?

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69th BPSC Prelims Exam Official Paper (Held On: 30 Sept, 2023)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Scheduled Tribes.

Key Points

The Fifth Schedule of the constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled areas as well as Scheduled Tribes residing in any state other than the state of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
In the Article, 244(1) of the constitution, expression Scheduled areas means such areas as the President may by order declare to be Scheduled Areas.
The President may at any time by order direct that the whole or any specified part of a Scheduled Area, shall cease to be a Scheduled Area or a part of such an area; increase the area of any Scheduled Area in a state after consultation with the Governor of the State; alter, but only by way of rectification of boundaries, any Scheduled Area; on any alteration of the boundaries of a state on the admission into the Union or the establishment of a new State, declare any territory not previously included in any state to be, or to form part of, a Scheduled Area; rescind, in relation to any State of States, any order or orders made under these provisions and in Consultation with the Governor of the State concerned, make fresh orders redefining the areas which are to be Scheduled Areas.