Article 342. Scheduled Tribes

(1) The President [may with respect to any State or Union territory, and Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956). State,‖ (w.e.f. 18-6-1951). 1951 (C.O. 32), the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order, 1956 (C.O. 52), the Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1962 (C.O. 64), the Constitution (Pondicherry) Scheduled Castes Order, 1964 (C.O. 68), the Constitution (Goa, Daman and Diu) Scheduled Castes Order, 1968 (C.O. 81) and the Constitution (Sikkim) Scheduled Castes Order, 1978 (C.O. 110). State,‖ (w.e.f. 18-6-1951). where it is a State ***, after consultation with the Governor *** thereof,] by public notification , specify the tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within tribes or tribal communities which shall for the purposes of this Constitution be deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to that State or Union territory, as the case may be. (2) Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the list of Scheduled Tribes specified in a notification issued under clause (1) any tribe or tribal community or part of or group within any tribe or tribal community, but save as aforesaid a notification issued under the said clause shall not be varied by any subsequent notification. Note: 1. The words and letters ―specified in Part A and Part B of the First Schedule‖ omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Note: 2. Subs. by ibid., for ―any such state‖. Note: 3. Subs. by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951, s. 10, for ―may, after consultation with the Governor or Rajpramukh of a Note: 4. Ins. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956). Note: 5. The words and letters ―specified in Part A and Part B of the First Schedule‖ omitted by ibid. Note: 6. The words ―or Rajpramukh‖ omitted by ibid.. Note: 7. See the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 (C.O. 19), the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) (Union Territories) Order, Note: 8. Ins. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch.(w.e.f. 1-11-1956). Note: 9. Subs. by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951, s. 11, for ―may, after consultation with the Governor or Rajpramukh of a