sixth schedule

Question 1

About the Sixth Schedule?

Answer 1

• protects tribal populations
• provides autonomy to the communities through creation of autonomous development councils
• These autonomous development councils can frame laws on land, public health, agriculture and others.

Question 2

How many autonomous councils in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram?

Answer 2

10

Question 3

Constitutional support of this special provision?

Answer 3

Article 244(2) and Article 275(1)

Question 4

who is empowered to organise and re-organise the autonomous districts.?

Answer 4

Governor

Question 5

What If there are different tribes in an autonomous district?

Answer 5

governor can divide the district into several autonomous regions.

Question 6

Composition of district council of each autonomous district?

Answer 6

30 members,
4-> government nominated
26-> elected on the basis of adult franchise.

Question 7

Term

Answer 7

For elected members : 5 yrs

Nominated : during the pleasure of the governor.

Question 8

What is regional council.?

Answer 8

If there are different tribes in an autonomous district, the governor can divide the district into several autonomous regions. -> Each autonomous region also has a separate regional council. -> Thodkyat ekhadya talukya sarkha asta regional council mhnje

Question 9

Powers of councils(i.e. district councils & regional councils)?

Answer 9

• administer the areas
• can make laws on land, forests, canal water, shifting cultivation, village administration, inheritance of property,etc. ->laws require the assent of the governor.

Question 10

What are village councils

Answer 10

The district and regional councils within their territorial jurisdictions can constitute village councils or courts for trial of suits and cases between the tribes