Tripura appointed Runiel Debbarma as the Chief Executive Member of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council

Tripura appointed Runiel Debbarma as the Chief Executive Member of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council

¨     Tripura appointed Runiel Debbarma as the Chief Executive Member of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).

¨ The TTAADC is a Sixth Schedule autonomous district council in Tripura and functions under the provisions of the Constitution of India.

¨     The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council was created under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, which provides for autonomous district councils in certain tribal areas of the North-East.

¨     The council administers tribal-majority areas in Tripura and has powers related to local governance, land, forests, and customary practices.

¨ The Chief Executive Member is the head of the executive committee of an autonomous district council.

¨     The office is similar to the leader of a local executive body and is associated with administration, implementation of council decisions, and coordination of departments under the council.

¨  The Sixth Schedule applies to tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.

¨     It provides for Autonomous District Councils and Autonomous Regional Councils with powers over subjects such as land management, social customs, village administration, and local dispute resolution.