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This Part doesn't apply to Scheduled Areas or tribal areas under Article 244, and doesn't affect the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council's functions and powers - though Parliament can extend this Part (with modifications) to Scheduled/tribal areas by ordinary law, not treated as a constitutional amendment.
This mirrors Article 243M (Panchayat exemptions), carving out the same tribal/Scheduled areas with their own distinct self-governance traditions from the standard Municipality framework too.
Areas with special self-governance arrangements under the Sixth Schedule or similar tribal-area laws are exempted from the standard Municipality structure this Part otherwise mandates.