constituent assembly of india debates (proceedings)- volume vii

(2) In the Federal Legislature (House of the People) there shall be such number of representatives of
the tribes of each Province as may be in accordance with the total population of the tribes in that
Province on the scale prescribed in Section.
C. The election of the representatives of the tribes to the Provincial Legislature shall be by universal
adult franchise.
PART II
D. As from the commencement of this Constitution the provisions of this Part shall apply to the areas
specified in Schedule B to this Chapter (and hereinafter referred to as "the Scheduled Areas").
E. (1) The Provincial Government may, if so advised by the Tribes Advisory Council, by notification
direct that any law passed by the Legislature shall not apply to a Scheduled Area or shall apply with such
modifications as it may prescribe:
Provided that the Provincial Government shall, if so advised by the Tribes Advisory Council, direct
that any law passed by the Provincial legislature in respect of the following subjects, that is to say, (i) all
social matters including inheritance of property; (ii) occupation of land (not being forest reserved under
the provisions of the Indian Forest Act or other law applicable) including tenancy laws, allotment of land,
reservation of land for any purpose; (iii) village management, including the establishment of village
panchayats, shall not apply to a Scheduled Area or shall apply with such modifications as it may
prescribe with the concurrence of the said Council.
(2) The Provincial Government may, in consultation with the Tribes Advisory Council, make special
regulations for a Scheduled Area on any matter not provided for by a law in force in the Area.
F. Vacant land in a Scheduled Area which is the property of the State shall not be allotted to a nontribal
except in accordance with rules made by the Provincial Government in consultation with the Tribes
Advisory Council.
G. (1) The Provincial Government may, and if so advised by the Tribes Advisory Council shall, direct
that no person shall carry on business in a Scheduled Area as a money lender except under and in
accordance with the conditions of a licence issued by it or by an officer authorised by it in this behalf.
(2) Any contravention of an order issued by the Provincial Government under sub-section (1) of this
Sections hall be an offence.
H. The revenue and expenditure pertaining to a Scheduled Area which is credited to or met from the
funds of the Provincial Government shall be shown separately in the annual financial statement of the
Provincial Government.
I. There shall be paid out of the revenues of the Federation such capital and recurring sums as may
be necessary to enable the Provincial Government to meet the cost of such schemes of development as
may be undertaken with the approval of the Federal Government for the purpose of raising the level of
administration of the Scheduled Areas and all round development of the tribes to that of the rest of the
province.
J. (1) There shall be established as soon as may be after the commencement of this Constitution in
the Provinces of Madras, Bombay, West Bengal, Bihar, C. P. and Berar and Orissa, a Tribes Advisory
Council to perform such functions as may be prescribed in this Constitution and to advise the Provincial