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Sixth Schedule

autonomous district councils

The Sixth Schedule (Articles 244(2) and 275(1)) provides for the administration of tribal areas in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram through Autonomous District Councils (ADCs), which can make laws on land, forests, inheritance, marriage, and social customs within their jurisdiction, and receive special financial grants under Article 275(1).

Key details
  • Ten ADCs currently exist across the four named states; each council can have up to 30 members, 26 elected and 4 nominated by the Governor
  • The Sixth Schedule, as worded, applies only to Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, it does not currently extend to Union Territories or to Ladakh
  • Extending Sixth Schedule-style protections to Ladakh, whose population is predominantly Scheduled Tribe, has been one of the long-standing demands of Ladakh's representative bodies, alongside statehood
In the news

● Tracked since February 11, 2026 · last seen September 22, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes

22 Sep '26
Article 371-Type Special Provisions and the Proposal for Ladakh
Polity & Governance
03 Jul '26
Ladakh: Centre Finalises Meeting Minutes, Elected Leaders to Control Bureaucracy
Polity & Governance
23 Jun '26
Ladakh Presses Statehood and Sixth Schedule Demands as Centre's Draft Remains Unreleased
Polity & Governance
23 Jun '26
Ladakh Shutdown: Constitutional Safeguards, Statehood, and the Sixth Schedule Demand
Polity & Governance
23 Jun '26
Ladakh Shutdown Over Statehood and Sixth Schedule Demands: Constitutional Stakes
Polity & Governance
14 Jun '26
Ladakh's Constitutional Demands: Statehood, Sixth Schedule, and Governance Under Direct Central Rule
Polity & Governance
25 May '26
UCC and Tribal Exemption: Constitutional Basis Under Fifth and Sixth Schedules
Polity & Governance
24 May '26
UCC and Tribal Rights: Constitutional Framework and Customary Law Protections
Polity & Governance
23 May '26
Ladakh's Governance Impasse: Centre's Article 371-Style Safeguards and the Path to Statehood
Polity & Governance
20 May '26
Manipur Ethnic Hostage Crisis: Naga and Kuki Communities, SoO Framework, and the Demand for Constitutional Protections
Internal Security
15 May '26
Naga-Kuki Hostage Exchange in Manipur: Ethnic Violence and Fragile Peace
Internal Security
12 May '26
Gauhati High Court Rules Sixth Schedule Autonomous Councils Cannot Legislate on Defection
Polity & Governance
03 May '26
Great Nicobar Island Development Project: Environmental, Tribal, and Governance Dimensions
Environment & Ecology
01 May '26
Manipur Government Initiates First Talks with Kuki-Zo Insurgent Groups Under New Administration
Internal Security
30 Apr '26
Mizoram Declared Insurgency-Free: HPC(D) Surrenders, Ending Decades of Armed Conflict
Internal Security
30 Apr '26
Ladakh's Statehood and Sixth Schedule Demands in Focus as Centre Engages Region
Polity & Governance
29 Apr '26
Ladakh's Five New Districts: Administrative Expansion Without Political Empowerment
Polity & Governance
27 Apr '26
Sixth Schedule Provisions, Union Territory Governance, and Tribal Rights in Ladakh
Polity & Governance
27 Apr '26
Centre Considers Legislative Powers for Ladakh Hill Councils: A Constitutional Middle Ground
Polity & Governance
17 Apr '26
Tipra Motha Sweeps Tripura ADC Elections: Sixth Schedule Tribal Self-Governance Explained
Polity & Governance
17 Apr '26
Tipra Motha Sweeps Tripura Tribal Council Elections: A Comprehensive Overview
Polity & Governance
15 Apr '26
Kargil Bloc Rejects Centre's Territorial Council Offer, Holds Firm on Statehood and Sixth Schedule
Polity & Governance
14 Apr '26
Mizoram Signs Peace Accord with HPC-D: End of Insurgency in the State
Internal Security
07 Apr '26
Assam Tribal Bodies and BJP: Indigenous Grievances Shape 2026 Assembly Election Contest
Science & Technology
07 Apr '26
Ladakh Statehood Talks Resume: MHA Offers Article 371 Safeguards, Civil Society Demands Sixth Schedule
Polity & Governance
05 Apr '26
Sonam Wangchuk Released from NSA Detention, Calls for Open-Minded Talks on Ladakh's Statehood and Sixth Schedule
Polity & Governance
25 Mar '26
Meghalaya Groups Seek Curbs on Non-Tribal Voters After GHADC Amendment Mandates ST Certificate for Candidates
Polity & Governance
24 Mar '26
Garo Hills Autonomous District Council: Non-Tribals Can No Longer Contest Elections
Polity & Governance
21 Mar '26
Tripura's Tribal Autonomous Council Heads to Polls in April 2026
Polity & Governance
16 Mar '26
Ladakh Shutdown: Thousands Demand Statehood and Sixth Schedule Inclusion
Polity & Governance

Plus 11 earlier mentions since February 11, 2026.

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