Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India

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constitutional provision part of Constitution of India

The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India is a special constitutional provision that grants autonomy and self-governance to certain tribal-majority areas in the northeastern states through district and regional councils.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India canonical 5
Sixth Schedule areas in Meghalaya 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision ⓘ
part of Constitution of India ⓘ
aimsTo preserve customary laws ⓘ
preserve tribal culture ⓘ
promote self-governance ⓘ
protect tribal interests ⓘ
allows establishment of village councils and courts ⓘ
levy of certain taxes by councils ⓘ
regulation of land transfer by councils ⓘ
appliesTo Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mizoram NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northeastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tripura NERFINISHED ⓘ
tribal areas ⓘ
canBeAmendedBy Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
constitutionalArticles Articles 244(2) and 275(1) ⓘ
country India ⓘ
distinguishesFrom general local self-government system ⓘ
enactedBy Constituent Assembly of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
enactedOn 26 January 1950 ⓘ
focusesOn decentralization in tribal areas ⓘ
governedBy Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantsPower executive powers to district councils ⓘ
judicial powers to district councils ⓘ
legislative powers to district councils ⓘ
historicalContext post-independence integration of tribal areas ⓘ
inspiredBy Bordoloi Committee recommendations NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasisFor Autonomous District Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
Autonomous Regional Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
protects tribal land rights ⓘ
provides autonomous district councils ⓘ
autonomous regional councils ⓘ
providesFor composition of district councils ⓘ
creation of autonomous districts ⓘ
creation of autonomous regions ⓘ
powers of district councils ⓘ
powers of regional councils ⓘ
relatedTo Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectArea forest management ⓘ
inheritance ⓘ
land ⓘ
local taxation ⓘ
marriage and divorce ⓘ
property ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
social customs ⓘ
village administration ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dima Hasao district → isAutonomousDistrictUnder → Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Dima Hasao district of Assam → autonomousCouncilUnder → Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ
subject surface form: Dima Hasao district
North Cachar Hills → hasAutonomousStatusUnder → Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Karbi Anglong district of Assam → autonomousStatusUnder → Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ
subject surface form: Karbi Anglong district
Governor of Meghalaya → reservesPowerOver → Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sixth Schedule areas in Meghalaya
Bodoland Territorial Region → hasAutonomousStatusUnder → Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ