The bill exempts the tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura, included in the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution from its applicability. These tribal areas include Karbi Anglong in Assam, Garo Hills in Meghalaya, Chakma district in Mizoram, and Tribal Areas district in Tripura. It also exempted the areas regulated through the Inner Line Permit which includes Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland.[58][59][3][60] The inclusion of Manipur in Inner Line Permit was also announced on 9 December 2019[38] and notified on 11 December 2019[61] by amending Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873.