Which of the following are true?

1) District Councils can make regulations to control trading with non-tribal population.

2) District Council can establish and manage waterways in the district.

3) For Meghalaya, Governor decides applicability of acts of Parliament to autonomous regions.

4) There are maximum 4 nominated members in District Council.

a. 1, 2, and 4

b. 1, 2 and 3

c. 1 and 3

d. All of the above

ANSWER: 1, 2, and 4

Explanation:

Features of Sixth Schedule -

As per provision 1, the tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram will be constituted as autonomous districts.

However, they lie within the executive authority of the concerned state.

The Governor can include or exclude any area from the list of tribal areas or can increase or diminish the size, change the names, re-draw boundaries, etc of tribal areas.

If there are different Scheduled Tribes in an autonomous district, the Governor may, by public notification, divide the area or areas inhabited by them into autonomous regions.

There shall be a District Council for each autonomous district having maximum 30 members, out of which maximum 4 members would be nominated by the Governor.

The rest shall be elected on the basis of adult suffrage for a term of five years (unless the council is dissolved earlier).

The nominated members hold the office during the pleasure of the Governor.

There shall be a separate Regional Council for each area constituted as an autonomous region.

Areas under respective jurisdiction of the district and regional councils are administered by them.

They can make laws on certain specified matters like land, forests, shifting cultivation, village administration, canal water, etc. However these laws still require the assent of the Governor.

The district councils and regional councils can constitute village councils.

They can even establish courts for trial of suits and cases between people of Scheduled Tribes.

The extent of jurisdiction of high court over these suits and cases is decided by the Governor.

The district council can establish, construct or manage primary schools, dispensaries, markets, etc., in the district.

With the governor assent they can even make regulations for the control of money lending and trading by non-tribals.

The district councils and regional councils shall have power to assess and collect land revenue and to impose certain mentioned taxes.

No Acts of Parliament or the concerned state legislature would apply to autonomous districts and autonomous regions of the concerned state.

They may apply with specified modifications and exceptions.

This application is decided by the President or the Governor.

For Assam the Governor decides in respect of acts of both Parliament and State Legislature.

For Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, President decides for acts of Parliament and governor decides for acts of State Legislature.

The Governor may at any time appoint a commission to examine and report on any matter specified by him relating to the administration of the autonomous districts or autonomous regions.

This also includes dissolution of a district council or regional council on the recommendation of such a commission.