Write an essay on special provisions of the Indian constitution regarding the hill areas of northeast India.
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The VI Schedule for the North – East
According to Article 244 of the Constitution the VI Schedule lays down special provisions for the protection of the interest and cultural identities of the hill tribes of North. The most important provision of the VI Schedule is creation of the Autonomous District Councils. While tribals of some of the North – Eastern states have the Autonomous District Councils, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and greater part of Mizoram do not have this. The lnner Lines Regulation exist for three states: i. e. Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland, and North Cachar district of Assam., The modern institution of the Autonomous District Councils are elected bodies.
They are controlled by the new generation which has benefited from modern means of education. This placed the new elite in confrontation with the traditional elite who have considered it as an encroachment on their position. In fact they have been demanding its abrogation. Also a section of the non- tribals have been seeking the removal of the Autonomous District Councils. They argue that the VI Schedule was introduced to protect the interests of the tribal while they would be constituents of Assam. But with the formation of separate states there was no need for the Autonomous District Councils. Besides, there is no clear demarcation of the jurisdiction of the ADCs, which result in overlapping of the jurisdiction of the ADCs, state legislature and the village councils. This causes inconvenience to the people. Since the British days a system of lnner Line was drawn up under the Bengal. It prohibits the travel of outsiders into the area beyond the Inner Line without the government’s permission. Aimed primarily at protecting the people of the covered area from the exploitation of the plainsmen, this also preserved the British control there and hindered the integration of the people of the hills and plains. The lnner Line is a subject of hot controversy in northeast India.
According to Article 244 of the Constitution the VI Schedule lays down special provisions for the protection of the interest and cultural identities of the hill tribes of North. The most important provision of the VI Schedule is creation of the Autonomous District Councils. While tribals of some of the North – Eastern states have the Autonomous District Councils, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and greater part of Mizoram do not have this. The lnner Lines Regulation exist for three states: i. e. Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland, and North Cachar district of Assam., The modern institution of the Autonomous District Councils are elected bodies.
They are controlled by the new generation which has benefited from modern means of education. This placed the new elite in confrontation with the traditional elite who have considered it as an encroachment on their position. In fact they have been demanding its abrogation. Also a section of the non- tribals have been seeking the removal of the Autonomous District Councils. They argue that the VI Schedule was introduced to protect the interests of the tribal while they would be constituents of Assam. But with the formation of separate states there was no need for the Autonomous District Councils. Besides, there is no clear demarcation of the jurisdiction of the ADCs, which result in overlapping of the jurisdiction of the ADCs, state legislature and the village councils. This causes inconvenience to the people. Since the British days a system of lnner Line was drawn up under the Bengal. It prohibits the travel of outsiders into the area beyond the Inner Line without the government’s permission. Aimed primarily at protecting the people of the covered area from the exploitation of the plainsmen, this also preserved the British control there and hindered the integration of the people of the hills and plains. The lnner Line is a subject of hot controversy in northeast India.
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