Administration of Scheduled Areas and tribal areas

Schedule shall apply to the administration and control of the Scheduled Areas 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 the States of Assam, 3[5[Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram]. 6 [244A. Formation of an autonomous State comprising certain tribal areas in Assam and creation of local Legislature or Council of Ministers or both therefor:- (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, Parliament may, by law, form within the State of Assam an autonomous State comprising (whether wholly or in part) all or any of the tribal areas specified in 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 for the 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.