💡 In Simple Words

India uses two different constitutional frameworks for administering areas with significant tribal populations, depending on region: the Fifth Schedule applies to Scheduled Areas in most of the country (giving Governors special powers and creating Tribal Advisory Councils), while the northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram instead use the Sixth Schedule, which creates more autonomous, self-governing District and Regional Councils with real legislative and judicial powers.