◦ Article 244(A) allows for creation of an ‘autonomous state’ within Assam in certain tribal areas.
◦ It also envisages creation of a local legislature or Council of Ministers or both to carry out local administration.
◦ It was Inserted into the Constitution by the Twenty-second Constitution Amendment Act, 1969.
◦ Article 244(A) accounts for more autonomous powers to tribal areas than the Sixth Schedule. Among these the most important power is the control over law and order.
• In Autonomous Councils under the Sixth Schedule, they do not have jurisdiction of law and order.
