Q. With respect to Ministry of Tribal Welfare, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The provision for appointing Minister in charge of Tribal Welfare in some states was introduced by 42nd Amendment Act.
2. All the states having scheduled areas must create a separate ministry for tribal welfare.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Exp) Option d is the correct answer
India being a diverse country and with a large percentage of Scheduled Tribes in some of the states, the constitution created a special Ministry of Tribal Welfare. Details of those are as follows
Statement 1 is incorrect – The provision with respect to appointment of Minister in charge of Tribal Welfare in some states was already present in the constitution since its inception. There was no changes made into this through 42nd Amendment Act. This is in consonance with Article 164 of the Indian Constitution. 94th Amendment Act of 2006 made the changes which excluded Bihar and included Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand in it.
Statement 2 is incorrect – This is a constitutional provision and only in the states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha and not in all the scheduled areas. Article 164 says there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the scheduled castes and backward classes or any other work.
