Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council

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The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council is a constitutionally recognized local self-governing body in Meghalaya, India, responsible for administering and protecting the traditional rights, land, and culture of the Khasi people within its jurisdiction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autonomous district council ⓘ
constitutional body ⓘ
local self-governing body ⓘ
aimsTo preserve traditional institutions of Khasi society ⓘ
promote socio-economic development of Khasi tribal areas ⓘ
protect land rights of Khasi people ⓘ
canMakeLawsOn appointment or succession of chiefs and headmen ⓘ
forest management (excluding reserved forests) ⓘ
inheritance of property according to customary law ⓘ
jhum or shifting cultivation ⓘ
land ⓘ
marriage and divorce according to customary law ⓘ
social customs of Khasi people ⓘ
use of water courses ⓘ
village administration ⓘ
capital Shillong ⓘ
constitutionalProvision Sixth Schedule ⓘ
country India ⓘ
establishedUnder Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ
ethnicGroupRepresented Khasi people ⓘ
governmentType autonomous district council government ⓘ
hasExecutiveHead Chief Executive Member of Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council ⓘ
hasLegislativeBody Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council ⓘ
hasPowerTo establish courts for trial of certain suits and cases between Scheduled Tribe members ⓘ
levy and collect certain taxes within its jurisdiction ⓘ
headedBy Chief Executive Member ⓘ
jurisdictionOver Khasi Hills region ⓘ
linked to: Khasi Hills

Khasi tribal areas in Meghalaya ⓘ
languageUsed English ⓘ
Khasi ⓘ
linked to: Khasi language
legalStatus autonomous district under Sixth Schedule ⓘ
locatedIn Khasi Hills ⓘ
Meghalaya ⓘ
partOf autonomous district council system in Meghalaya ⓘ
presidingOfficer Chairman of Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council ⓘ
recognizedBy Constitution of India ⓘ
region Northeast India ⓘ
relatedTo Garo Hills Autonomous District Council ⓘ
Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of tribal areas under its jurisdiction ⓘ
administration of village councils and traditional institutions under its area ⓘ
management of land in its jurisdiction ⓘ
preservation of Khasi culture ⓘ
preservation of Khasi customary practices ⓘ
protection of customary laws of Khasi people ⓘ
protection of traditional rights of Khasi people ⓘ
regulation of land tenure in its jurisdiction ⓘ
seat Shillong ⓘ
subdivisionOf State of Meghalaya ⓘ
linked to: Meghalaya

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Khasi people → governingInstitution → Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council ⓘ
Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council → hasLegislativeBody → Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council ⓘ
Syiem → authorityOver → Khasi Hima (polity or chiefdom) ⓘ
linked to: Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council
Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council → relatedTo → Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council ⓘ
Garo-Khasi range → culturalRegionFor → Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council ⓘ