- According to the provisions of Paragraph 4, under Article 244(1) of Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India, the Tribes Advisory Councils (TAC) shall be established in each State having Scheduled Areas therein and, if the President so directs, also in any State having Scheduled Tribes but not Scheduled Areas therein.
- Tribal Advisory Council consists of not more than 20 members, three-fourths shall be the representatives of the Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assembly of the State.
- If the condition of seats is not fulfilled: If the number of representatives of the Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assembly of the State is less than the number of seats in the Tribes Advisory Council to be filled by such representatives, the remaining seats shall be filled by other members of those tribes.
- It should be established in each state having scheduled areas therein. They are constitutional bodies formed to deal with welfare and advancement of scheduled tribes in states.
- Accordingly, Tribal Advisory Council (TAC) have been constituted in 10 (Ten) states having Scheduled Areas therein namely Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan.
- Further, the States of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand not having any notified Scheduled Area also have Tribes Advisory Council constituted therein.
- Accordingly, there is no State (mandated to establish TAC) which have not constituted TAC.
- The Governor may make rules prescribing or regulating, as the case may be,
- The number of members of the Council, the mode of their appointment, and the appointment of the Chairman of the Council and of the officers and servants thereof;
- The conduct of its meetings and its procedure in general, and
- All other incidental matters.
Duty of Tribes Advisory Council
To advise on such matters pertaining to the welfare and advancement of the Scheduled Tribes in the State as may be referred to them by the Governor.
