With reference to 'Scheduled Areas'... Upsc pre 2023

 With reference to 'Scheduled Areas' in India, consider the following statements:


1. Within a State, the notification of an area as Scheduled Area takes place through an Order of the President.


2. The largest administrative unit forming the Scheduled Area is the District and the lowest is the cluster of villages in the Block.


3. The Chief Ministers of the concerned States are required to submit annual reports to the Union Home Ministry on the administration of  Scheduled Areas in the States.


How many of the above statements are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None


Answer 


B





Analysis 


Difficult, Factual 


Explaination 


President is empowered to declare any area as Scheduled Area after consultation with Governor. So, 1 is true.


The criteria followed for declaring an area as Scheduled Area are


Preponderance (Dominance) of tribal population;

Compactness and reasonable size of the area;- viable entity for administration such as taluk, block, or district

Under-developed nature of the area; and

The marked disparity in the economic standard of the people.


So, 2 is true.


The governor has to submit the report to President regarding the Administration of Scheduled Areas. So, 3 is true.



Location: Delhi, India

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