Dima Hasao Autonomous Council
autonomous district council in Assam, India
The North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC), also known as the Dima Hasao Autonomous Council, is an autonomous district council in the state of Assam in India. It was constituted under the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India to administer the Dima Hasao district and to develop the hill people in the area. Its headquarters is in Haflong, Dima Hasao district.
The council has 30 members of whom 28 are elected by the first past the post system and 2 are nominated by the state government of Assam. It is led by a Chief Executive Member, currently Debolal Gorlosa.
History
The North Cachar Hills Autonomous District Council was created on April 29, 1952, under Article 244(2) of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India. Later it was recognized as an autonomous council. In 2010, the name of the Council was changed to Dima Hasao Autonomous Council.
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