What is Autonomous District Council in Meghalaya?
ADC
An elected council under the Sixth Schedule with powers to make laws on land, forests and customary matters for its area. Meghalaya has three: the Khasi Hills (KHADC), the Jaintia Hills (JHADC) and the Garo Hills (GHADC) Autonomous District Councils. They work alongside the traditional institutions and the state government, not instead of them.
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Ri KyntiKhasi and Jaintia land that is privately owned, by an individual or a clan, and can be inherited or transferred under customary rules. When a plot is Ri Kynti,…Ri RaidKhasi and Jaintia community land, held by the Raid or the community rather than by a person. A member may be allowed to use or occupy a plot, but ownership stay…HimaA traditional Khasi polity, sometimes translated as a Khasi state, headed by a Syiem and made up of villages. Land rights and customs can differ from one Hima t…SyiemThe traditional head of a Khasi Hima. In the Jaintia Hills the comparable head of an Elaka is the Dolloi. Depending on local practice, a land holding certificat…