Autonomous regions of India
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There are five autonomous regions in India to which central government has given varying degrees of autonomy within state legislature. The establishment and functions these autonomous councils is based on the sixth schedule to the Constitution of India. [1]
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[edit] Gorkha Hill Council
The Gorkha Hill Council (GHC) was formed in 1988 after large-scale unrest among the Nepali Gorkha people and the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) over the establishment of the separate state of Gorkhaland. Following an armistice, the DGHC was created and given authority over Darjeeling with limited autonomy.
[edit] Bodoland Territorial Council
The Bodoland Territorial Council will have legislative, administrative, executive and financial powers over 40 policy areas in the Bodoland Territorial Areas Disrict comprising four districts of Assam. It was established in 1995 following a peace agreement between the Government of India and Bodo rebels.
[edit] Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council is an independent council administering the tribal areas of the state of Tripura. Its council and assembly are situated in Khumulwng, a town 20 km outside Agartala, the state capital.
[edit] Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils
Ladakh comprises two districts of Jammu and Kashmir: Leh and Kargil. They are each governed by a Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, which are based on the pattern of the Darjeeling Gorkha Autonomous Hill Council. These were created in 1995, as a compromise solution to the demands of Ladakhi people to make Leh district a union territory because of its religious and cultural differences with Kashmir. The two councils are Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council - Leh and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council - Kargil.
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