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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Article 244 of the Indian Constitution provides for the administration of Scheduled Areas and tribal areas through the Fifth and Sixth Schedules respectively.
- What is the difference between the Fifth Schedule and the Sixth Schedule under Article 244?
- Which states have Fifth Schedule Scheduled Areas?
- How does Article 244 relate to PESA, 1996?
- Why is the Sixth Schedule demanded for Ladakh?

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Article 244 of the Indian Constitution provides for the administration of Scheduled Areas and tribal areas through the Fifth and Sixth Schedules respectively.

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1. 26 January 1950

   Thakkar (for areas other than Assam) and Gopinath Bordoloi (for the Assam tribal belt), whose differing diagnoses produced the asymmetric design adopted on .

2. 27 January 2020

   The Bodoland Territorial Council was reconstituted following the Bodo Accord of signed in New Delhi between the Union Home Ministry, the Assam government, a…

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In January 2020 the Government of India, the Assam government, and Bodo organisations signed the Bodo Accord in New Delhi, reconstituting the Bodoland Territorial Council under the Sixth Schedule referenced in Article 244(2).

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