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Formation
The Tribal people of Tripura Had been
agitating for autonomy for long years to preserve and promote their
distinct ways of life. It is against this background that the state
Government as well as the Central Government decided to set up an
Autonomous District Council for the areas predominantly having tribal
population of the state to introduce internal autonomy in tribal compact
areas and thereby protect their social, economic and cultural interests of
the tribal population.
The objective behind setting up the Autonomous District Council is to hand
over certain administrative and legal authority to the council in order
that it may devote concerted attention to all aspects of cultural, social
and economic improvement of the tribal people who for historical reasons
presently belong to the weaker sections of society and thereby free them
from all kinds of social injustice.
There is no doubt that the formation of the District Council under
schedule VI of the Constitution of India had fulfilled the long cherished
demand of the hill people of Tripura for self government in tribal
majority areas. In this context, it deserves particular mention that while
resting the right of autonomy, the tribal people had not agitated all by
themselves. The democratic people of the state in general lent powerful
support to their movement.
The main objective of forming the District Council under schedule VI is to
remove within a short time the material disparities between the advanced
and backward sections of the societies, to strengthen the bond of unity
between the tribal and non-tribal masses, to emancipate not only tribal
people but all the deprived people from all types of injustice and
exploitation. Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council is a symbol
of integrity, harmony ad unity of the tribal and non-tribal people of the
state. Now it is marching through the concerted efforts of the masses.
In the tribal compact areas of the state of Tripura with an aim to
introduce internal autonomy and there by protect the social, economic and
cultural interests of the tribal population as a whole. Tripura Tribal
Areas Autonomous District Council was constituted under the seventh
schedule of the Constitution of India. The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous
District Council Bill, 1979 was unanimously passed by the Tripura
Legislative Assembly on March 23, 1979. The Tripura Tribal Areas
Autonomous District Council was constituted through vote by secret ballot
in January 15, 1982 and the elected members were sworn in on 18, 1982.
Subsequently,
the Constitution of India has been amended by a bill and it was
unanimously passed at the floor of the Indian Parliament on August
23,1984 for introduction of the sixth schedule of the Constitution in
Tripura.
A fresh
election under the Sixth Schedule has been held on June 30, 1985
through vote by secret ballot and the elected members were sworn in on
July 19, 1985 consequently.
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