Constitution 339 — Control of the Union over the administration of Scheduled Areas and the welfare of Scheduled Tribes

The Constitution of India, 1950

Statutory text

(1) The President may at any
time and shall, at the expiration of ten years from the commencement of this
Constitution by order appoint a Commission to report on the administration of
the Scheduled Areas and the welfare of the Scheduled Tribes in the States **.
The order may define the composition, powers and procedure of the
Commission and may contain such incidental or ancillary provisions as the
President may consider necessary or desirable.
(2) The executive power of the Union shall extend to the giving of
directions to a State as to the drawing up and execution of schemes specified
in the direction to be essential for the welfare of the Scheduled Tribes in the
State.

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