Question
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?
Explanation
Scheduled Areas are declared by Presidential Order under the Fifth Schedule, with District as the largest and a cluster of villages as the smallest administrative unit — but it’s the Governor, not the Chief Minister, who submits the annual report, and that report goes to the President, not the Home Ministry.