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Government from time to time on all matters pertaining to the administration and welfare of the tribes
and of the Scheduled Areas.
(2) The Tribes Advisory Council shall consist of not less than ten and not more than twenty-five
members of whom three-fourths shall be elected representatives of the tribes in the Provincial
Legislature (Lower House).
(3) The Provincial Government may make rules prescribing or regulating as the case may be: -
(a) the number of members of the Council, the mode of appointment of the
members and of the Chairman or other office-bearers;
(b) the conduct of meetings and procedure in general;
(c) relations with officials and local bodies;
(d) all other incidental matters.
K. (1) The Federal Government may, at any time, and shall after the expiry of ten years from the
commencement of this Constitution, institute a Commission to report on the administration of the tribes
and the Scheduled Areas in general.
(2) The Federal Government may at any time require the Provincial Government to draw up and
execute such schemes as it considers essential for the welfare of the tribes.
L. In the Provinces of Bihar, the Central Provinces and Berar and Orissa there shall be a separate
Minister for Tribal Welfare:
Provided that the Minister may hold charge simultaneously of welfare work pertaining to Scheduled
Castes or other backward classes or any other work.
M. Notwithstanding anything in the Criminal Procedure Code 1898, or the Civil Procedure Code (Act V
of 1908), the Provincial Government may make special regulations for a Scheduled Area for the trial of
offences other than those punishable with imprisonment for five years or more or with death or
transportation for life and of disputes other than those arising out of special laws respectively and may
empower headmen or panchayats to try such cases.
[Annexure IX]
1. Bagata.
APPENDIX D
Schedule A
PART I - MADRAS
2. Bottadas - Bodo Bhottada, Muria Bhottada and Sano Bhottada.
3. Bhumias - Bhuri Bhumia and Bodo Bhumia.