Scheduled Areas

The British Government in India segregated the tribes into backward  areas through the institution of system of  excluded area and partially excluded area.The excluded and partially excluded areas were changed into scheduled areas and tribal areas after independence.

Art 244 of Constitution of India contains the provisions for the control and administration of scheduled areas  and scheduled tribes in all the states  other than Assam,Meghalaya,Tripura and UT of Mizoram.The latter was governed by Provisions of the 6th schedule.

The Governors of the states which has scheduled areas are required  to submit annual reports on the administration of the scheduled areas to the President of India.The collector of the district in which the scheduled area lies acts as an agent to the Governor and administers the scheduled area following the provisions laid down in the Constitution of India.