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With reference to Autonomous District Councils (ADCs), consider the following statements
Constitution of ADCs is provided under the Fifth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
All members of ADCs are directly elected on the basis of adult franchise.
Term of the ADCs is for five years from the date of their constitution.
Select the correct statement.
1&2 only
3 only
1&3 only
2 only
Only statement 3rd is correct.
The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) recently flagged the “mass migration” of people from ethnic strife-torn Manipur to the State’s capital Shillong and adjoining areas. About Autonomous District Councils (ADC)
The Sixth Schedule provides a list of ten tribal areas in Assam (3), Meghalaya (3), Tripura (1) and Mizoram (3).
Each of these tribal areas constitutes an autonomous district. Each autonomous district has an Autonomous District Council (ADC).
Membership: ADCs have up to 30 members with a term of five years, of whom four are nominated by the governor and the remaining 26 are elected on the basis of adult franchise.
Tenure:Term of the District Councils is for five years from the date of their constitution.
Functions: The functions of ADCs as defined in schedule 6 of the constitution included –
making laws on land,
management of forests, except reserved forests,
appointment of traditional chiefs and headmen,
making rules regulating the inheritance of property, marriage, divorce, the constitution of village courts,
It can establish, construct or manage primary schools, dispensaries, markets, ferries, fisheries, roads and so on in the district.
It can also make regulations for the control of money lending and trading by non-tribals. But such regulations require the assent of the governor.
Revenue source: The main Revenue Sources of ADCs, as specified in the Sixth Schedule, were:
taxes on professions, trades, callings and employment;
taxes on animals, vehicles and boats;
taxes on the entry of goods into a market and sale therein, and tolls on passenger and goods carried on ferries; and
taxes for the maintenance of school, dispensaries or roads.
Hence option 2nd is correct.
By: Shubham Tiwari ProfileResourcesReport error
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