What is the purpose of Article 244A of the Indian Constitution?
Article 244A of the Indian Constitution allows for the formation of an autonomous state within the State of Assam, comprising all or any of the tribal areas specified in Part I of the table appended to paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule. This article empowers Parliament to create, by law, a body to function as a Legislature for the autonomous state, a Council of Ministers, or both, with specified constitution, powers, and functions. It also provides guidelines for the division of legislative and executive powers, the assignment of taxes, and other supplemental, incidental, and consequential provisions necessary for the functioning of the autonomous state.