Article 244A empowers parliament to form an Autonomous State comprising Tribal areas in Assam and create local legislature or council of ministers for such state. it may by law lay down the constitution, powers and functions of the legislature and the council of ministers.Any such law as is referred to in this article shall not be deemed to be an amendment of the constitution for the purpose of art.368 notwithstanding that it contains any provision which amends or has the effect of amending the constitution. Article 244A was added to the constitution in order to meet the demands of the hill tribes in Assam for a Separate State.
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