MIS : 111201049Name : Prathamesh. C. Kadolkar

Sixth Schedule . Article 244(2):SummaryThe prolonged turmoil in the North-East stems from two sources: (a) the question of ethnic and cultural identity, which is perceived to be threatened by encroachment andinfiltration by people of other ethnic/cultural groups from within and outside the region, and (2) the persistence of economic backwardness.However, the genesis of the movements for greater autonomy by different ethnic groups of the North-East lay in the British policy of exclusion of the region, from the usual administrative measures, effective in the areas of the plains. Thus, these hills ended up being classified as Excluded or Partially Excluded areas and remained outside the process of development. After independence these areas got special administrative machinery in the form of the Sixth Schedule which provided for District and Regional Councils for administration of these erstwhile excluded areas. These institutions were expected to integrate these areas with the modem system of administration while preserving the traditional autonomy and local self-governing institutes of the tribal people. This arrangement only partially succeeded in giving some kind of autonomous self-governance but completely failed to bring out people from economic backwardness. The Central Government also tried giving further autonomy to certain areas by carving out new states. But even these states have failed to development. Thus, creation of smaller or ethnic states also had not worked. On analysis, it appears that removing some commonly known loopholes of the Sixth Schedule provisions, installing a social and financial audit mechanism, tightening administration of the Autonomous District Councils, and incorporating features of the Panchayat Raj Institutions can providesignificant thrust to development of the North Eastern region.Original Article:Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in _470[the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram]The Article contains following important points,1. Autonomous districts and autonomous regions2. Constitution of District Councils and Regional Councils3. Powers of the District Councils and Regional Councils to make laws4. Administration of justice in autonomous districts and autonomous regions