Special provisions for Assam

Polity & Governance glossary

Also called: Article 371B · Topic: Special Provisions, Scheduled and Tribal Areas · NCERT: Class 11, Ch 7 "Federalism"

Meaning

Article 371B was added by the 22nd Amendment in 1969. It lets the President provide for a special committee of the Assam legislative assembly. The committee is made up of members elected from the state's tribal areas. The aim is to give tribal areas a voice inside the state assembly.

Example

Under Article 371B, assembly members elected from the tribal areas of Assam can sit together as a committee and look at matters that concern those areas.

Don't confuse with

  • Article 244A: the same 22nd Amendment (1969) added Article 244A. It allows an autonomous state to be created within Assam, and it was used once, for Meghalaya. Article 371B only creates a committee of the assembly.
  • Article 371C (Manipur): it has a similar committee for the Hill Areas, and it gives the Governor a special responsibility for that committee.

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