The core provision of the Sixth Schedule is the establishment of Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) and Autonomous Regional Councils (ARCs), often referred to collectively as District Councils, which have powers in areas like land, forests, canal water, shifting cultivation, village administration, inheritance, marriage, divorce, social customs, etc., and also judicial powers.
The Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India provides for-
Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2001 · Topic: Schedules (Sixth Schedule: Administration of Tribal Areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram)
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- The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with
- Which one of the following Articles / Schedules in the Constitution of India deals with Autonomous District Councils ?
- The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India pertains to the administration of tribal areas in which of the following States?
- Which one of the following Schedules to the Constitution of India provides for setting up of Autonomous District Councils?
- What is/are true in relation to Autonomous Districts? (i) Each Autonomous District Council has 30 members (ii) 24 members of Autonomous District Council are elected via voting and rest 6 are nominated by Governor (iii) Rights to direct the Acts passed by Parliament of India in Autonomous Districts of Assam lies with Governor
- Which among the following States does not come under Second Schedule of Indian Constitution ?
- Consider the following statements : 1. The Sixth Schedule has conferred the District Councils the power to constitute Village Councils or courts for the trial of cases between persons belonging to Scheduled Tribes. 2. The Sixth Schedule has recognised the power of the District Councils to impose certain specified taxes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- The provisions of the sixth Schedule of Indian Constitution are applicable in which of the following states?