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2021-04-07 03:43:29 Article 244A: @militarychoiceblog

◦ Article 244(A) allows for creation of an ‘autonomous state’ within Assam in certain tribal areas.

◦ It also envisages creation of a local legislature or Council of Ministers or both to carry out local administration.

◦ It was Inserted into the Constitution by the Twenty-second Constitution Amendment Act, 1969.

◦ Article 244(A) accounts for more autonomous powers to tribal areas than the Sixth Schedule. Among these the most important power is the control over law and order.

• In Autonomous Councils under the Sixth Schedule, they do not have jurisdiction of law and order. ओपन / कमेंट

2021-04-03 19:08:30 Sixth Schedule @militarychoiceblog

The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution provides for the administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram to safeguard the rights of the tribal population in these states.

This special provision is provided under Article 244 (2) and Article 275 (1) of the Constitution.

In Assam, the hill districts of Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong and West Karbi and the Bodo Territorial Region are under this provision.

The Governor is empowered to increase or decrease the areas or change the names of the autonomous districts.

While executive powers of the Union extend in Scheduled areas with respect to their administration in fifth schedule, the sixth schedule areas remain within executive authority of the state. ओपन / कमेंट

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2021-04-01 12:01:46 After serving the nation's troops for 132 years, the Indian Army announced the closure of military farms on Wednesday. @militarychoiceblog

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Military Farms were set up with the sole requirement of supplying hygienic cow's milk to troops billeted in various garrisons across British India.

First Military farm was raised on 01 Feb 1889 at Allahabad. Military Farms were even established in Leh and Kargil in the late 1990s.

Military Farms are credited with pioneering the technique of Artificial Insemination of cattle and introduction of organised Dairying in India.

In collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, they established "Project Freiswal", credited to be the world's largest cattle cross-breeding program.

They also teamed up with DRDO in development of Biofuel. ओपन / कमेंट

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