What are the provisions of the Fifth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
The Fifth Schedule of the Indian Constitution applies to the administration and control of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in any state other than the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. It provides special provisions for these areas and tribes, laying down guidelines for their governance and empowering the President of India to declare an area as a Scheduled Area, establish Tribal Advisory Councils, and make regulations for the peace and good governance of these areas.