Special provision with respect to the State of Assam
included in editionWhat does this mean?
The President can provide for a committee of Assam Assembly members elected from the specified tribal areas and related procedural arrangements. This is a State-specific legislative representation mechanism.
Temporary, transitional and State-specific arrangements, including legal continuity at commencement.
Why is this provision here?
State-specific and transitional circumstances can require tailored constitutional arrangements. The provision must be read for the particular territory, institutions and conditions it actually covers.
Article 371B was introduced in its present subject framework by Amendment 22 (1969), after the original Constitution. The verified sources are the official edition and the linked Amendment Act and Bill statement. Original 1946–1950 Assembly debates predate this insertion and are not presented as its direct drafting reason. The explanation of function above is editorial; the Bill statement supplies the attributed legislative reasons for the later proposal.
The explanation of purpose is an editorial reading of the provision. A drafting motive is attributed only where a linked historical source supports it.
Limits, exceptions & reading carefully
Educational summary of the linked source text. Exceptions, provisos, implementing laws and applicable judgments must be read before applying it to a real case.
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Source-page notes · may concern neighbouring Articles
1. Ins. by the Constitution (Twenty-second Amendment) Act, 1969, s. 4 (w.e.f. 25-9-1969).
1. Subs. by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 (81 of 1971), s. 71, for "Part A" (w.e.f. 21-1-1972). 2. Art 371C ins. by the Constitution (Twenty-seventh Amendment) Act, 1971, s. 5 (w.e.f. 15-2-1972). 3. Art 371D and Art 371E ins. by the Constitution (Thirty-second Amendment) Act, 1973, s. 3 (w.e.f. 1-7-1974). 4. Subs. by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, (6 of 2014), s. 97, for “the State of Andhra Pradesh” (w.e.f. 2-6-2014). 5. Subs. by s. 97, ibid, for cl. (1) (w.e.f. 2-6-2014).
Extracted from the Legislative Department’s May 2026 edition. Page footnotes may refer to neighbouring provisions; check their markers in the PDF. Inclusion in this edition does not by itself establish commencement or judicial effect.