Issues afflicting ADCs taken up for discussion
JOWAI: The North East Dialogue Forum (NEDF) held a meeting with chiefs and representatives of Autonomous District Councils (ADCs), Bodoland Territorial Council and other Tribal Councils in the North East region, at Orchid Inn, Thadlaskein, West Jaintia Hills.
The meeting was attended by JHADC Chairman Laitsing Shylla along with a group of Executive Members, the Executive Councillor, Mising Autonomous District Council, Assam, the Chief Executive Member and Chairman of Chakma Autonomous District Council, Tripura and the Vice Chairman of Lai Autonomous District Council, Mizoram.
The meeting was chaired by the JHADC Chairman.
Representatives thoroughly discussed various issues afflicting the ADCs. Important issues discussed at the meeting included Article 244 – Administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas, Amendment to the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, land, mineral and mining issues, natural resources tapping and utilization and industrialization laws vis-à-vis the Sixth Schedule.
The meeting also discussed the exclusion of ADCs from Article 280 of the Constitution thereby affecting the financial position of ADCs as the Central government has stopped the 14th Finance Commission awards to the ADCs of the region.
The meeting also remembered the first Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and observed a one-minute silent prayer in memory of Nehru on his 51st death anniversary.
