Who is constitutionally empowered to alter Scheduled Area?
(A) Supreme Court of India
(B) High Court of State
(C) Prime Minister of India
(D) President of India
Correct Answer : President of India
Question Asked : SSC CAPFs ASI & Delhi Police SI Online Exam 2017
Explanation: Schedule Areas are those areas that the President may direct to be Scheduled Areas with respect to the Fifth Schedule of our Constitution. The President has the power to direct that the whole or any part of a Scheduled area has ceased to be a Scheduled area. He can after consultation with the governor of that state increase the area of any Scheduled Area. In this way, he possesses the power to alter the boundaries of any Schedule area.
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