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What is the Article 342?

Article 342 deals with the provisions related to Scheduled Tribes. It states that the President may, with respect to any State or Union territory, and 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, is deemed to be scheduled tribes in relation to that State or Union Territory, as the case may be.

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Related Links
Economic Empowerment Of STs Indian Polity Notes
Difference between Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Status of Tribal Population in India
NCERT Notes For UPSC National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST)

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