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TTAADC

.According to the chronicle of Tripura, Rajratnakaram written in Sanskrit bySukerswar and Vaneswar and Rajmala written in Bengali by Kailash ChandraSingha and Kali Prasanna Sen it is narrated the ancient history of Tripura. It isalso mentioned that during the Mahabharata period, the social and culturalrelation between Aryan-Tripuri/Borok took place. Stories of Koch, Devayani,Hirimba and other indicate these relation. It is opined by historian that thecharacter of Siva or Mahadev is known as Subrai among the Tripuri/Borokand Sukracharya represent the Tripuri/Borok king as well as Borok/Borogroup of people.The Kokborok speaking Tripuri/Borok people are the branch of the Boropeople belongs to Sino-Tibetan linguistic group, racially Mongoloids. TheTripura word express geographical area where the indigenous inhabitants areliving called themselves Borok which comes from Boro or Bodo ethnic groupof people. The Boro or Bodo comes from Bod, the ancient name of Tibet. Inthis contest, it may be quoted from Mr. Buchman Hamilton, Perhaps the wordBod may relates with Tibetan word Bod.

Therefore, the indigenous people of Tripura are racially known as Borok orBoro or Bodo and they are also known as Tripuri according to thegeographical identity.Regent Kanchan Prava Devi the widow of late Maharaja Bir Bikram KishoreManikya Bahadur Debbarma of Tripura, she signed the Merger Agreementwith Indian Union in October 15, 1949. The then under age prince KiritBikram Kishore Manikya Bahahur Debbarma is alive as symbol ofTripuri/Borok dynasty at present.

PeopleTripura has rich cultural heritage of 19 different tribal communities. These communitiesare - Tripura/Tripuri, Riang, Jamatia, Noatia, Uchai, Chakma, Mog, Lushai, Kuki, Halam,

Munda, Kaur, Orang, Santal, Bhil, Bhutia, Chaimal, Garo, Khasia, and Lepcha. Eachcommunity has its own unique culture including their own dance forms which are famous

in the country. Long and intimate association of Poet Rabindranath Tagore with Tripura

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has added luster to the rich cultural heritage of the state. The state has produced the

famous musicians Sachin Dev Barman and Rahul Dev Barman.Folk Dances

The main folk dances are Hozagiri dance of Reang community, Garia, Jhum, Maimita,

Masak Sumani and Lebang Boomani dances of Tripuri community, Bizu dance of Chakmacommunity, Cheraw and Welcome dances of Lushai community, Hai- Hak dance of

Malsum community, Wangla dance of Garo Community, Sangraiaka, Chimithang, Padishaand abhangma dances of Mog community, Garia dances of Kalai and Jamatia

communities etc. Each community has its own traditional musical instruments. Theimportant musical instruments are' Khamb( Drum)', Bamboo flute, 'Lebang,', 'Sarinda',

'Do- Tara', and 'Khengrong', etc.Tripuri Community

The Tripuris constitute the largest section of the entire tribal community, representing

more than 50% of the total tribal population of the State. The Tripuris live on the slopes

of hills in a group of five to fifty families. Their houses in these areas are built of bambooand raised five to six feet height to save themselves from the dangers of the wildanimals. Nowadays a considerable section of this community is living in the plains,

constructing houses like the plains' people, adopting their methods of cultivation and

following them in other aspects of day to day life.

PeopleTripuri women wear a dress called Pachra, which reaches down just below the knee. Theyweave in their loin-loom a small piece of cloth, which they call 'Risha', and they wear thispiece of cloth on upper portion of their body. Garia and Lebang Boomani are the two

main dances of Tripuri tribes..Garia Dance

The life and culture of Tripuris revolve around Jhum(shifting) cultivation. When the

sowing of seeds at a plot of land selected for Jhum is over by middle of April, they pray

to the God 'Garia' for a happy harvest. The celebrations attached to the Garia Puja

continue for seven days when they seek to entertain their beloved deity with song anddance.

Lebang Boomani DanceAfter the Garia festival is over, the Tripuris have time to relax awaiting the monsoon.During this period, hordes of charming colorful insects called 'Lebang' visit hill slopes insearch of seeds sown there. The annual visit of the insects encourages the tribal youths

to indulge in merry-making. While the men-folk make a peculiar rhythmic sound with thehelp of two bamboo chips in their hand, the women folk run tottering the hill slopes tocatch hold of these insects called 'Lebang'. The rhythm of the sound made by the

bamboo chips attracts the insects from their hiding places and the women in-groups

catch them. With the change of time jhuming on hill slopes is gradually diminishing, butthe cultural life that developed centering round the jhum has deep roots in the society. It

still exists in the state's hills and dales as a reminiscence of the life, which the tribals of

today cherish in memory, and preserve as treasure. In both the dances Tripuris use themusical instruments like Khamb made of Bamboo, Flute, Sarinda, Lebang made ofbamboo and bamboo cymbal. Tripuri women generally put on indigenous ornaments like

chain made of silver with coin, bangles made of silver, ear and nose rings made ofbronze etc. They prefer flowers as ornaments

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THE POWERS OF DISTRICT COUNCIL

Under the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India, the Tripura Tribal

Areas Autonomous District Council is vested with two types of Powers. These

are

Legislative Power Executive Power.

THE LEGISLATIVE POWER

The Legislative Department of the District Council is headed by the Chairmanwho summons the meeting of the Council time to time in connection withapproval of budget, discussion on bills, rules and regulations submitted by thetreasury bench and passing of the same thereof.

The Council consists of 30 members out of which 28 members are elected by

adult franchise and 2 members are nominated by the Governor of Tripura.

The Chairman has his own Secretariat headed by the Secretary to the District

Council.

THE EXECUTIVE POWER

The Executive Powers are vested with the Executive Committee which is

headed by the Chief Executive Member who is elected from among the

Treasury Bench members.

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The Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India provides ample powers to the

District Council for self-governance of the tribal population of the state. The

District Council has its own powers to appoint its own staff in terms of

requirement and appointment rules. The council administration is headed by

the Chief Executive Officer who is normally an IAS Officer and assisted by anAdditional Chief Executive Officer and a Deputy Chief Executive Officer of

TCS Grade I and 6 Executive Officers, such as, Administration, Finance,

Rural Development, Planning, Development and Coordination etc.

There are different departments headed by a Principal Officer as the

departmental head . The departments are 1. Agriculture, 2. Animal

Husbandry, 3. BADP 4. Co-operation 5. Education (School & SocialEducation), 6. Fisheries 7. Forest, 8. Health and Family Welfare, 9. Industry,

10.Kokborok, Indigenous Languages Research 11.Land Records and

Settlement, 12. Law, 13. TCP & YP 14. Tribal Welfare 15. Village Committee

etc. The Public Works Department is manned by the Superintending Engineer.

There are 5(five Zonal Development Offices along with 37 Sub-Zonal

Development Offices are existence for looking after the development works of

Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council areas. There are also ZonalAdvisory Committee having one Chairman and other eight Members of the

Committee in each zone. The Zonal Development Offices and Sub-Zonal

Offices are as follows :

Sl. No. Name of Zone Headquarter

1. West Zone Khumulwng, West Tripura

2. South Zone Birchandra Manu, South Tripura

3. Gandacharra Zone Gandacharra, Dhalai Tripura

4. North Zone Machmara, North Tripura

5. Dhalai Zone Manughat, Dhalai Tripura

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37(Thirty even) numbers Sub-Zonal Development Offices are follows :

1. Khumulwng 2. Mandai 3. Baijalbari

4. Mugiakami 5. Uatloktwithu 6. M.C.Para

7. Bishramganj 8. Takarjala 9. Bachaibari

10. Mohanbhog 11. East Manu 12. Garjee

13. East Pilak 14. Kaladepa 15. Manubankul

16. Silachari 17. Chelagangmukh 18. Dalak

19. Chechua 20. Killa 21. Gandacharra

22. Raisyabari 23. Gonganagar 24. Sikaribari

25. Dumacharra 26. Maharani 27. Damcharra

28. Anandabazar 29. Vangmun 30. Kanchanpur

31. Noagang 32. Machmara 33. Kumarghat

34. Chaumanu 35. 82 Miles 36. Manughat

37. Joyganti (Rajkandi)

The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council Headquarter is

situated in 23 kms from Agartala, the state capital of Tripura and the 3 kms

south far from the 44 National Highway. The name of the TTAADC

headquarter is Khumulwng which was shifted from Agartala on August

23,1992 having a picture shake for the ideal tourist spot.

The development programme of the Council is presently implemented by the 5Zonal Development Offices and 37 Sub-Zonal Development Offices within the

TTAADC areas. The development programme of the Council is presently implemented by the5 Zonal Development Offices and 37 Sub-Zonal Development Offices within the TTAADC areas.

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ADMINISTRATIVE

A) The following matters are under the exclusive control and

administration of the council :

1. Allotment, occupation, use or using apart of land other than reserved

forests ;

2. Management of forests not being reserved forest ;

3. Use of canal water & water course for agriculture ;

4. Jhum ;

5. Village Committee or council ;

6. Any other matter relating to administration including public health and

sanitation.

B) The Council may establish or manage :

1. Primary schools ;

2. Dispensaries ;

3. Markets ;

4. Cattle pounds ;

5. Fisheries ;

6. Ferries ;

7. Roads ;

8. Road transport and waterways.

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C) The Government may entrust functions relating to the

following matters to the Council:

1. Agriculture ;

2. Animal Resource Development ;

3. Community Projects ;

4. Co-operative Societies ;

5. Social Welfare ;

6. Village Planning ;

7. Fisheries ;

8. Plantations ;

9. Any other matter to which the executive power of the state extends.

LEGAL

A) The Council has Powers to frame laws in the following matters

with the approval of Governor:

1. Inheritance of property of schedule tribes ;

2. Marriage and divorce where any party belongs to a schedule tribes ;

3. Social customs of schedule tribes ;

4. Allotment, occupation, use or setting apart of all lands other than

reserve forests ;

5. Management of forest other than reserve forest ;

6. Use of canal or water courses for purposes of agriculture ;

7. Jhum ;

8. Village Committees or Council ;

9. Any other matter relating to administration including public health and

sanitation;

B) The Council may regulate and control:

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1. Money lending ;

2. Trade.

C) The Council may, with previous approval of the Governmentmake regulation for administration and control of:

1. Primary schools ;

2. Dispensaries ;

3. Markets ;

4. Cattle Pounds ;

5. Ferries ;

6. Fisheries ;

7. Roads ;

8. Road transport and waterways.

FINANCIAL

A) The Council shall get a share of:

1. Forest royalties ;

2. Royalties accruing each year from licensing or lease for the purpose of

projecting for, or the extraction of minerals granted by the state

government.

B) The Council shall have the powers to levy and collect the

faxes :

1. For maintenance of schools, dispensaries or roads ;

2. On entry of goods into markets and tolls on passengers and goods

carried in ferries ;

3. On animals, vehicles and boats :

4. On professional trades, callings and employments.

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DEPARTMENTS FUNCTIONING UNDER TTAADC

There are 18 (eighteen) department functioning in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District

Council looking after various development activities.

AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

CO-OPERATION DEPARTMENT

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Finance Department.

FISHERIES DEPARTMENT

Planning and Statistic

FOREST DEPARTMENT

HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT

LAND RECORD AND SETTLEMENT

LAW DEPARTMENT

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Sports & Youth Programme

TRIBAL CULTURE, PUBLICITY &

YOUTH PROGRAMME

TRIBAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT

VILLAGE COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT

Act & Rules TTAADC Stall (Allotment) Rules, 1992Tripura District Council Trading (Licensing and Control) Regulations, 1989TTAADC Administration Rules, 1988

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TTAADC (Establishment, Management and Control of Market) Regulations, 1987TTAADC Village Committee (Administration) Rules, 2006TTAADC Village Committee (Conduct Election) Rules, 2006TTAADC Village Committee ( Election of Office Bearers) Rules, 2006TTAADC Village Committee (Delimitation of Constituencies) Rules, 1994TTAADC Village Committee (Preparation of Electoral Roll) Rules, 1996TTAADC Village Committee Establishment of VC Act.1994

INFORMATION OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF TTAADCPLANNING & STATISTICS

Agriculture

Horticulture

ARDD

Forest

Co-operative

Fishery

Industry

Education

Education (Social)

Health

Village Committee

ICA&T

Sports & Youths Programme

PLANNING & STATISTICSATAGLANCE

TTAADC was setup under SEVENTH SCHEDULED: January1982

TTAADC was setup under SIXTH SCHEDULED: 1st April 1985AREA of TTAADC : 7132.56 sq. km (2

nd

/3rd of state area)

Total Population of TTAADC : 12, 16,465Total No. of Village Committee : 527

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Administrative structure

Administration of TTAADC and its subordinate offices are managed fromits headquarters in Khumulwng, West Tripura. The council is headed by

its Chairman who is chosen by the elected members of the council.

Executive functions of TTAADC are managed by the Chief Executivemember who is supported by 9 more executive members. Chief

Executive Officer, TTAADC is responsible for day to day administrativefunctions who is further supported by Addl CEO, Dy CEO and a number

of Principal Officers and Executive Officers. At grassroots level, thereare 527 Village councils functioning as primary units as institutions of

local self governance similar to Gram Panchayats in Non- ADC areas.For administrative supervision, the TTAADC has following field offices as

indicated in TableSl.No. Institution Numbers

1Zonal Development

Office04

2Sub Zonal

Development Office32

3Engineering Division

Office04

4Engineering Sub-

Division17

5School Inspectorate

Office17

6Circle Office of

Education65

7Inspectorate of Social

Education04

8Education Sector

34

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Offices

9 Village Councils 527

The organogram of TTAADC may be seen below:

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