Consider the following statements with respect to District Council in ...
- Article 244 in Part X of the Constitution envisages a special system of administration for certain areas designated as ‘scheduled areas’ and ‘tribal areas’. The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration of the tribal areas in the four northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
- The features of administration contained in the Sixth Schedule are as follows:
(i) The Governor is empowered to organise and re-organise the autonomous districts. Thus, he can increase or decrease their areas or change their names or define their boundaries. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
(ii) Each autonomous district has a district council consisting of 30 members, of whom four are nominated by the governor and the remaining 26 are elected on the basis of adult franchise. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
(iii) The district and regional councils administer the areas under their jurisdiction.
(iv) The district and regional councils within their territorial jurisdictions can constitute village councils or courts for trial of suits and cases between the tribes.
(v) The Council can also make regulations for the control of money lending and trading by nontribals.
But, such regulations require the assent of the governor, The district and regional councils are empowered to assess and collect land revenue and to impose certain specified taxes. Hence statement 3 is correct, The acts of Parliament or the state legislature do not apply to autonomous districts and autonomous regions or apply with specified modifications and exceptions.
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Consider the following statements with respect to District Council in ...
District Councils in Autonomous Districts under Sixth Schedule
- The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India provides for the administration of tribal areas in the northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.
- The District Councils are the primary institutions of self-governance in these Autonomous Districts.
- They have the power to make laws on a wide range of subjects, including land, forests, environment, and public health.
- They also have the power to impose taxes, fees, and tolls, and to collect land revenue.
Statements and their correctness
- Statement 1: The Parliament is empowered to increase or decrease any autonomous district area.
- Correctness: True. The Parliament has the power to alter the boundaries of the Autonomous Districts or to change their names. However, any such legislation requires the assent of the concerned State Legislature.
- Statement 2: All the members of district councils are elected on the basis of adult franchise.
- Correctness: False. The members of the District Councils are elected by adult suffrage, but only by the tribal people residing in the Autonomous Districts.
- Statement 3: The district councils are empowered to collect land revenue and make regulations for the control of money lending by non-tribals.
- Correctness: True. The District Councils have the power to levy and collect land revenue and to regulate money-lending by non-tribals in the Autonomous Districts.
Conclusion
Hence, the correct answer is option A (3 only). The Parliament can alter the boundaries of the Autonomous Districts, the members of the District Councils are elected only by tribal people, and the District Councils have the power to levy land revenue and regulate money-lending by non-tribals.
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