The Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) is an autonomous council for the

Chakma people The Chakma people ( ccp, 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦; ) are a Tribe, tribal group from the eastern-most regions of the Indian subcontinent. They are the largest ethnic group in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of southeastern Bangladesh, and t ...

living in the south-western part of

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...

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. It covers the Tuichawng (Chawngte) subdivision of

Lawngtlai district Lawngtlai district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district is bounded on the north by Lunglei district, on the west by Bangladesh, on the south by Myanmar and on the east by Saiha district. The district occupies a ...

. Its headquarters is at Kamalanagar. The Chakma people has been demanding to change the status of the Chakma Autonomous District Council into a Union territory under the name Chakmaland. The Chakma Autonomous District Council was formed under the Sixth schedule of the

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on 29 April 1972. The Council is the replication of the state assembly and exercises executive power over specially allotted departments. It is one of the three Autonomous District Councils of

state in North-East India. It is an autonomous council for ethnic

living in South-Western Mizoram bordering Bangladesh and Myanmar. There is also a growing demand for 'Chakmaland' union territory. NE Autonomous divisions of India

History

In 1954 the Central and Assam governments established a regional council, the ''Pawi Lakher Regional Council'' (PLRC), for the Lakhers (aka Mara) and the Pawis (aka

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), in which a large number of Chakmas also resided. However, the PLRC could not function properly right from its inception as there was no common communication language among the three tribal communities to understand each other. The first meeting was held without understanding each other’s language. Consequently, in 1958 the Maras boycotted PLRC meetings. In 1972, to resolve the issue the PLRC was divided into three regional councils and upgraded to 3 district councils for Maras, Lais and Chakmas.

Geography

The surface area of the Chakma Autonomous District Council is 686.25 sq.km. The headquarters of Chakma Autonomous District Council is Kamalanagar, which means the land of oranges in

Chakma language Chakma language (; autonym: , ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Chakma and Daingnet people. The language has common features with other languages in the region like the Chittagonian, Tanchangya, Arakanese and others. It is spoken by ...

. It is parted into Kamalanagar -1,2,3 & 4. There is only one college in CADC called as Kamalanagar College located at Kamalanagar-2 (Randokpur). Kamalanagar is located on the north-eastern corner of C.A.D.C and on the bank of Tuichawng river. On the east of Kamalanagar town i.e. on the other bank of Toizong (Tuichawng) there stands two Mizo villages known as Chawngte P and Chawngte L. On the eastern bank of Toizong is divided by the rivulet, Chawngte L (Ponsury as called by the Chakmas) the northern bank falling under Lunglei General district and the southern bank Chawngte P, under Lai autonomous District Council.

Economy

Majority of the Chakmas in Mizoram take up farming as their occupation. This occupation is inherited from their ancestors. They mainly grow rice, vegetables and fruits, etc. Rice is considered as the staple food of the Chakmas living in Chakma Autonomous District Council.

Demographics

The total Chakma population of Mizoram is estimated to be more than 100,000 (as per the 2011 census - 96,972). The population of Chakma Autonomous District Council are primarily Chakmas who are a designated Schedule Tribe. The total population of CADC is 45,307 as per 2011 census out of which 70% of it is dependent on agriculture. The population grew from 34,528 in 2001"Chakma Autonomous District Council
''Agriculture Department, Mizoram State Annual Plan 2003-2004''
page 284, last accessed 23 December 2010 to 40,265 (as of 2008). The majority of the people of Chakma Autonomous District Council follow

Theravada ''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...

Buddhism.

Structure

Chakma Autonomous District Council has a total of 24 Members of District Council (MDC), out of which 20 MDCs are elected and 4 MDCs are nominated. The council is led by a Chief Executive Member (CEM) and Executive Members (EMs). The present CEM is Buddha Lila Chakma.

Departments

It has a total of 27 No. of departments and they are as follows: # Legislative Department # Judicial Department # Finance Department # General Administration Department # Agriculture Department # Horticulture Department # Fishery Department # Public Health Engineering Department # Industry Department # Sericulture Department # AH & Vety Department # Art & Culture Department # Social Welfare Department # Soil & Water Conservation Department # Local Administrative Department # Environment & Forest Department # Road Transport Department # Sport & Youth Department # Co-operative Department # Public Works Department # Education Department # Rural Development Department # Water ways Department # Information & Public Relation Department # District School Education Board # Land Revenue & Settlement # Planning & Development Department

Number of village councils

CADC have 73 villages. # Adhubangasora # Ajasora - I # Ajasora - II # Ajasora - III # Baganpara # Borunasury # Bajeisora # Bandukbanga # Betbonia # Bilosora # Boraguisury # Borakabakhali #

Borapansury - I Borapansury I is an Indian village in Chawngte Block of Lawngtlai district, part of the Chakma Autonomous District Council, in Mizoram, India. As of the 2011 Census of India, the population is approximately 1367, of which 726 were male and 641 f ...

# Borapansury - II # Borkolok # Boroituli # Bottuli # Charluitlang # Chhotaguisury - I # Chhotaguisury - II # Chhotapansury # Devasora 'N' # Devasora 'S' # Dursora # Fulsora # Fultuli # Futsury # Geraguluksora # Gerasury # Gobasury # Golasury # Gulsingbapsora # Jamersury # Jaruldobasora # Jarulsury # Kamalanagar - I # Kamalanagar - II # Kamalanagar - III # Kamalanagar - IV # Kamtuli # Kukurduleya # Kurbalavasora # Lokhisury # Longpuighat # Ludisora # Mandirasora # Maniabapsora - I # Maniabapsora - II # Montola # Nadarasora # Nalbania # New Chhippui # New Jagnasury - I # New Jagnasury - II # Old Bajeisora # Parva - I # Parva - II # Parva - III # Rajmandal # Rengashya # Silosora # Silsury # Simeisury # Siminesora # Udalthanasora - I # Udalthanasora - II # Ugalsury # Ugudasory 'S' # UgudasurY 'N' # Ulusury # Vaseitlang - I # Vaseitlang - II # W.Saizawh

Chief executives

The Chief Executive Member exercises all its executive powers in the name of the executive committee of the District Council. The chief executive chairs meetings of the executive committee of the Chakma Autonomous District Council.

Politics

Of the 20 elected District Council Members- MNF (18),

BJP The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

(2). Of the 516 village council seats in Chakma Autonomous District Council, the

Mizo National Front The Mizo National Front ( MNF) is a regional political party in Mizoram, India. MNF emerged from the Mizo National Famine Front, which was formed by Pu Laldenga to protest against the inaction of the Indian central government towards the famin ...

has 371 seats,

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

has 115 seats,

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

has 2 seats and independent candidates have 27 seats. The MNF is in majority in 65 village Councils while the BJP is in majority in 16 village Council.In the remaining 4 Village Council no party has absolute majority.

References

External links

Chakma Autonomous District Council
1. https://theprint.in/india/mizoram-new-chief-executive-member-sworn-in-for-chakma-autonomous-district-council/990751/?amp 2. https://www.northeasttoday.in/2022/06/09/mizoram-chakma-autonomous-district-council-cadc-gets-new-chief-executive-member/ {{coord, 22.620, 92.639, display=title Autonomous district councils of India Chakma 1972 establishments in Mizoram