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TRIPURA TRIBAL AREAS AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT COUNCIL |
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THE
POWERS OF DISTRICT COUNCIL
Under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council is vested with two types of Powers. These are 1. Legislative Powers and 2. Executive Powers. THE
LEGISLATIVE POWERS The Legislative Department of the District Council is headed by the Chairman who summons the meeting of the Council time to time in connection with approval of budget, discussion on bills, rules and regulations submitted by the treasury bench and passing of the same thereof. The Chairman has his own Secretariat headed by the Secretary to the District Council.
The Executive Powers are vested with the Executive Committee, which is headed by the Chief Executive Member who is elected from among the Treasury Bench members. The Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India provides ample powers to the District Council for self-Governance of the Tribal population of the state. The District Council has its own powers to appoint its own staff in terms of requirement and appointment rules. The council administration is headed by the Chief Executive Officer and a Deputy Chief Executive Officer of TCS Grade-I and 6 Executive Officers, such as, Administration, Finance, Rural Development, Planning, Development and Coordination etc. There are different departments headed by a Principal Officer as the departmental head. The departments are 1. Agriculture, 2. Animal Husbandry, 3. Health and Family Welfare, 4. Industry, 5. Land Records and Settlement, 6. Law, 7. Publicity, 8. Science & Technology, 9. Welfare and 10. Education etc. The Public Works Department is manned by the Superintending Engineer with 4 Executive Engineers and other field staff. The Department has also its own set up in the field. The development programme of the Council are presently implemented by the Zonal Development Officers and 37 Sub-Zonal Development Officers within the TTAADC areas.
THE
GENERAL POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF DISTRICT COUNCIL Administrative
Allotment, occupation, use or using apart of land other than reserve forest Management of forests not being reserve forest Use of canal water & water course for agriculture Jhum Village Committee or council Any other matter relating to administration including public health and sanitation.
The
Council may establish or manage
Primary schools Dispensaries Markets Cattle pounds Fisheries Ferries Roads Road transport and waterways
The
Government may entrust functions relating matters to the Council
Agriculture Animal Resource Development Community Projects Co-operative Societies Social Welfare Village Planning Fisheries Plantations Any other matter to which the executive power of the state extends
Legal The Council has Powers to frame laws in the following matters with the approval of Governor Inheritance of property of schedule tribes Marriage and divorce where any party belongs to a schedule tribes Social customs of schedule tribes Allotment, occupation, use or setting apart of all lands other than reserve forests Management of forest other than reserve forest Use of canal or water courses for purposes of Agriculture Jhum Village Committees or Council Any other matter relating to administration
The Council may regulate and control
Money lending Trade
The Council may, with previous approval of the Government make regulation for administration and control of
Primary schools Dispensaries Markets Cattle pounds Fisheries Ferries Roads Road transport and waterways
Financial
The Council shall get a share of
Forest
royalties Royalties
accruing each year from Licenses or lease for the purpose of projecting
for, or the extraction of minerals granted by the State Government The Council shall have the power to levy and collect the taxes For
maintenance of schools, dispensaries or roads On
entry of goods into markets and tolls on passengers and goods carried in
ferries On
animals, vehicles and boats On
professional trades, calling and employments. |