AMENDMENT_22_25091969

PART10.txt

@@ -8,5 +8,48 @@ Assam and Meghalaya.
 (2) The provisions of the Sixth Schedule shall apply to the
 administration of the tribal areas in the States of Assam and Meghalaya.
 
+244A. Formation of an autonomous State comprising certain tribal
+areas in Assam and creation of local Legislature or Council of Ministers or
+both therefor.—(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, Parliament
+may, by law, form within the State of Assam an autonomous State comprising
+(whether wholly or in part) all or any of the tribal areas specified in Part I o
+f the
+table appended to paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule and create therefor—
+(a) a body, whether elected or partly nominated and partly
+elected, to function as a Legislature for the autonomous State, or
+(b) a Council of Ministers,
+or both with such constitution, powers and functions, in each case, as may be
+specified in the law.
+(2) Any such law as is referred to in clause (1) may, in particular,—
+(a) specify the matters enumerated in the State List or the
+Concurrent List with respect to which the Legislature of the autonomous
+State shall have power to make laws for the whole or any part thereof,
+whether to the exclusion of the Legislature of the State of Assam or
+otherwise;
+(b) define the matters with respect to which the executive power
+of the autonomous State shall extend;
+(c) provide that any tax levied by the State of Assam shall be
+assigned to the autonomous State in so far as the proceeds thereof are
+attributable to the autonomous State;
+(d) provide that any reference to a State in any article of this
+Constitution shall be construed as including a reference to the
+autonomous State; and
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+(e) make such supplemental, incidental and consequential
+provisions as may be deemed necessary.
+(3) An amendment of any such law as aforesaid in so far as such
+amendment relates to any of the matters specified in sub-clause (a) or subclause
+ (b) of clause (2) shall have no effect unless the amendment is passed in
+each House of Parliament by not less than two-thirds of the members present
+and voting.
+(4) Any such law as is referred to in this article shall not be deemed to
+be an amendment of this Constitution for the purposes of article 368
+notwithstanding that it contains any provision which amends or has the effect
+of amending this Constitution.
 
 

PART12.txt

@@ -192,6 +192,21 @@ the table appended to paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule; and
 undertaken by that State with the approval of the Government of India
 for the purpose of raising the level of administration of the said areas to
 that of the administration of the rest of the areas of that State.
+(1A) On and from the formation of the autonomous State under article
+244A,—
+(i) any sums payable under clause (a) of the second proviso to
+clause (1) shall, if the autonomous State comprises all the tribal areas
+referred to therein, be paid to the autonomous State, and, if the
+autonomous State comprises only some of those tribal areas, be
+apportioned between the State of Assam and the autonomous State as the
+President may, by order, specify;
+(ii) there shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund of India as
+grants-in-aid of the revenues of the autonomous State sums, capital and
+recurring, equivalent to the costs of such schemes of development as
+may be undertaken by the autonomous State with the approval of the
+Government of India for the purpose of raising the level of
+administration of that State to that of the administration of the rest of the
+State of Assam.
 (2) Until provision is made by Parliament under clause (1), the powers
 conferred on Parliament under that clause shall be exercisable by the President
 by order and any order made by the President under this clause shall have effect

PART21.txt

@@ -248,7 +248,15 @@ Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiration of three
 years from the date of the formation of the State of Nagaland.
 Explanation..—In this article, the Kohima, Mokokchung and Tuensang
 districts shall have the same meanings as in the State of Nagaland Act, 1962.
-
+371B. Special provision with respect to the State of Assam.—
+Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the President may, by order
+made with respect to the State of Assam, provide for the constitution and
+functions of a committee of the Legislative Assembly of the State consisting of
+members of that Assembly elected from the tribal areas specified in Part I of
+the table appended to paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule and such number of
+other members of that Assembly as may be specified in the order and for the
+modifications to be made in the rules of procedure of that Assembly for the
+constitution and proper functioning of such committee.
 
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