Question 2048

What is/are true in relation to Autonomous Districts? (i) Each Autonomous District Council has 30 members (ii) 24 members of the Autonomous District Council are elected via voting and rest 6 are nominated by Governor (iii) Rights to direct the Acts passed by the Parliament of India in Autonomous. Districts of Assam lie with Governor

Answer

(i) and (iii)

Why?

The correct answer is (i) and (iii) Key Points The Sixth Schedule to the Constitution deals with the administration of the tribal areas in the four northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram , as per Article 244. The Sixth Schedule to the Constitution provides for 10 Autonomous District Councils in 4 states. But, they do not fall outside the executive authority of the state concerned The Governor is empowered to organize and re-organize the Autonomous Districts. Thus, he can increase or decrease their areas or change their names or define their boundaries, and so on. The acts of Parliament or the state legislature do not apply to autonomous districts or apply with specified modifications and exceptions. 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 I is correct and statement II is incorrect. Rights to direct the Acts passed by Parliament of India in Autonomous. Districts of Assam lies with Governor. Hence statement III is correct.