Haflong, March 24, 2022: NCHAC Executive Member for Irrigation Dept. etc Biswajit Daulagupu proposed the house to renaming the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council to Dima Hasao Autonomous Council during the 11th (240th) Budget Session of the 12th N C Hills Autonomous Council held at the council secretariat today.
Stating that North Cachar Hills was earlier renamed as Dima Hasao vide the government notification issued under the provision of Clause (ff) of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India.
He, further, presented that the provision of Para 2(3) of the Sixth Schedule the nomenclature of the district council as a Constitutional Institution shall be body corporate by the name of the district, with perpetual secession and a common seal and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
Thus going by the stated nomenclature, it is pertinent to renaming of the council.
The subject was on discussion among all the members present from the ruling government as well as the opposition at the house reviewing all the justifications placed.
With all the 30 members favouring the proposal the resolution was passed by the Chairperson Ranu Langthasa.
It is also passed in anticipated of the approval of the government and thus all the departments and official documentations will use Dima Hasao Autonomous Council with effect from 26th April next for which the concerned dept will issue notification as stated.
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