The Lai Autonomous District Council (LADC) is one of the three Autonomous District Councils in Mizoram state in north-east India. It covers the Lawngtlai and Sangau subdivisions of the Lawngtlai district. It is an autonomous district council for the Lai people living in south-eastern Mizoram.
Lai Autonomous District Council | |
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Type | |
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Leadership | |
Chief Executive Member | C. Lalmuanthanga |
Structure | |
Seats | 29 Councillors (25 Elected + 4 Nominated) |
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Political groups | Government (14)
Opposition (11)
Nominated (4)
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Elections | |
25 plurality voting | |
4 nominated | |
Last election | 2020 |
Meeting place | |
Lawngtlai | |
Website | |
https://ladc.mizoram.gov.in/ |
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The LADC's headquarters are in Lawngtlai town, which is the district capital of the Lawngtlai district.
History
editIn 1954 the Central and Assam governments established a regional council, the Pawi Lakher Regional Council (PLRC), for the Lakher (a.k.a. Mara), Pawi (a.k.a. Lai), and Chakma peoples. However, the PLRC could not function properly from its beginning as there was no common language among the three tribal communities to understand each other. The first meeting was held where the language used was Mizo, but the Chakmas and Maras hardly understood anything, and the Maras boycotted PLRC meetings in 1958. In 1972, the issue was resolved by dividing the PLRC into three regional councils before becoming district councils.[1]
Structure
editThe Lai Autonomous District Council has a total strength of 29 members, out of which 25 are directly elected by the people and four are nominated by the governor on the recommendation of the chief executive member of the LADC.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Chakma Autonomous District Council" Agriculture Department, Mizoram State Annual Plan 2003-2004 Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine page 284, last accessed 23 December 2010
- ^ "Organisation Structure". ladc.mizoram.gov.in. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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