Which of the following statements relating to the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India is not correct ?
- AIt relates to the special provision for administration of certain areas in the States other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
- BTribal advisory councils are to be constituted to give advice under the Fifth Schedule.
- CThe Governor is not authorized to make regulations to prohibit or restrict the transfer of land by, or among members of the Scheduled Tribes
- DThe Governors of the States in which there are scheduled areas have to submit reports to the President regarding the administration of such areas
Explanation
Paragraph 5 of the Fifth Schedule expressly empowers the Governor of a state with Scheduled Areas to make regulations prohibiting or restricting the transfer of land by or among members of the Scheduled Tribes. Therefore the statement that the Governor is ‘not authorized’ to make such regulations is the incorrect one. The other statements are all true: the Fifth Schedule covers states other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram (which fall under the Sixth Schedule); Tribes Advisory Councils are provided for; and the Governor's reports on Scheduled Areas go to the President. Hence statement C is the incorrect statement.