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Manipur - More Autonomy
September 8 , 2023
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- To solve the ongoing conflict in Manipur and assuage Kukis, the Manipur state has proposed to the Centre that the existing autonomous hill councils be given more autonomy.
- The state government is opposed to the demand of “separate administration” made by Kukis.
- The British divided the hill regions of Assam into “excluded” and “partially excluded” areas through the Government of India Act, 1935.
- Currently, there are 10 ADCs under the Sixth Schedule in the North East, with three each in Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram, and one in Tripura.
- Manipur has six ADCs, but these came into existence in 1971 under an act of Parliament.
- In December 1971, the Parliament passed the Manipur (Hill Areas) District Council Act, paving the way for creation of ADCs in Manipur’s hill areas.
- These regions constitute 90% of its geographical area, inhabited by tribes such as Nagas, Kukis, Zomis, Hmars, etc.
- At that time, Manipur was a Union Territory.
- The Manipur ADCs are dependent on the state Assembly due to the provisions of the Act.
- Some changes for greater autonomy brought in through an amendment Bill in 2000 in the state assembly were effectively revoked by another bill in 2006.
- Since 2021, a Bill proposing amendments to grant more autonomy to the ADCs has not been introduced in the Assembly due to resistance from sections in the Valley.
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