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8 GNLU J.L. Dev. & Pol. 47 (2018)
Sixth Schedule of Indian Constitution and Tribal Development: Role of Autonomous District Councils in North East India

handle is hein.journals/gnlujldp8 and id is 57 raw text is: Sixth Schedule of Indian Constitution and Tribal Development: Role of Autonomous District Councils in North East India -Bikash Chandra Dash A s C Constitution of India has special provisions for the development of tribal people in the country. One of the important constitutional provisions with regard to the development of tribal people is the provision for the constitution of Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) under sixth schedule. According to the provision, many ADCs were formed to work as a mechanism for the protection of the interest of the local people inhibiting in hostile hilly terrain of North East India with typical indigenous culture, life style and traditional socio- economic practices. After a brainstorming debate made in the Constituent Assembly on the issue whether there would be ADCs or not, it was decided in favour of the issue. Provision of formation of ADCs was incorporated under sixth schedule with some members like Gopinath Bordoloi, Shri Kuladhar Chaliha, Rev. J.J.M. Nicholas Roy making strong arguments justifying the creation of ADCs. Some tribe specific ADCs have also been constituted in order to promote development of a particular tribe. After six decades of the working of ADCs, there is a question in the mind of many academicians and policy makers to what extent the ADCs have been effective in fulfilling the objective of promoting socio-economic development of the local people of the region. The questions like what are the opportunities for the ADCs and challenges exist before the ADCs for the people of the region for their development need attention. This paper is an attempt to assess challenges of the ADCs in promoting development on the basis of the secondary sources and finds

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