Consider the following statements:
1. It is the Governor of the State who recognizes and declares any community of that State as a Scheduled Tribe.
2. A community declared as a Scheduled Tribe in a State need not be so in another State.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct option is B

Statement 1 is incorrect.

The President of India, under Article 342 of the Indian Constitution, has the power to specify the Scheduled Tribes in relation to a particular state or union territory, not the Governor. After the President's notification, Parliament may by law include or exclude any tribe from the list of Scheduled Tribes in that state. The Governor does not have the constitutional authority to declare or recognize any community as a Scheduled Tribe.

Statement 2 is correct.

The recognition of a community as a Scheduled Tribe is state-specific. A community that is listed as a Scheduled Tribe in one state may not necessarily have the same status in another state. The criteria for inclusion can vary depending on historical, geographical, and socio-economic factors, which differ from one state to another. For example, a tribe recognized as a Scheduled Tribe in Madhya Pradesh might not have the same status in Maharashtra.