Consider the following statements : 1. It is the Governor of the Sta

Consider the following statements :

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1. It is the Governor of the State who recognizes and declares any community of that State as a Scheduled Tribe.
2. A community declared as a Scheduled Tribe in a State need not be so in another State.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer is Right!

Answer is Wrong!

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UPSC IAS – 2024

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Statement 1 is incorrect. According to Article 342 of the Constitution, the President of India, after consultation with the Governor of the concerned state, specifies the tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within tribes or tribal communities which shall be deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to that state. The Governor has a consultative role, not the power of recognition and declaration. Statement 2 is correct. The list of Scheduled Tribes is state-specific. A community recognized as a Scheduled Tribe in one state is not automatically recognized as such in another state; it depends on the specific list for that state.

The President of India notifies Scheduled Tribes for each state, and the status is state-specific.

Parliament can by law include or exclude from the list of Scheduled Tribes specified in a notification issued under Article 342. The state-specific nature of the ST list reflects regional variations in tribal populations and their socio-economic conditions.

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