Article 371B of Indian Constition - Assam/Northeast Polity Notes
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The six states in the northeast, namely Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh enjoy special provisions under Article 371.
Article 371B in the Constitution Of India 1949, added by the 22nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1969, is with regards to the special provision with respect to Assam. Under this Article, the President is empowered to provide for the creation of a committee of the Assam Legislative Assembly consisting of members elected from the Tribal Areas of the state and such other members as he may specify.
The Article 371B: State of Assam Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the President may, by order made with respect to the State of Assam, provide for the constitution and functions of a committee of the Legislative Assembly of the State consisting of members of that Assembly elected from the tribal areas specified in Part I of the table appended to paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule and such number of other members of that Assembly as may be specified in the order and for the modifications to be made in the rules of procedure of that Assembly for the constitution and proper functioning of such committee.
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