What is Sixth Schedule in Meghalaya?
The part of the Constitution that sets up Autonomous District Councils for tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram and gives them powers over land, forests and customary law. Almost all of Meghalaya is a Sixth Schedule area, which is why its land is not recorded the way a plains state's is.
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Autonomous District CouncilAn 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 (…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…