Sixth Schedule vs Article 371
Two Different Models of Regional Protection
Students often conflate the Sixth Schedule (Articles 244(2) and 275(1)) with Article 371-type provisions, but they are structurally different tools for protecting distinct regions.
- The Sixth Schedule applies to tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram, creating Autonomous District Councils with powers to make laws on land, forests, and local customs, and their own courts for certain disputes
- Article 371-type provisions, by contrast, do not create a separate elected council with law-making power; they instead restrict Parliament's ordinary legislative reach over specified subjects (as in Nagaland) or mandate specific development/reservation mechanisms (as in Karnataka's 371J)
- Ladakh's existing LAHDCs are statutory bodies (created by a Jammu & Kashmir-era Act, continued after 2019), not constitutional bodies under the Sixth Schedule
● Tracked since June 19, 2026 · last seen August 29, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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