Ranu Langthasa appointed NCHAC chairperson
Q. Who has been appointed NCHAC chairman on 13th June 2016?- Published on 15 Jun 16a. Ranu Dweep
b. Ranu Lobsang
c. Ranu Yaden
d. Ranu Langthasa
ANSWER: Ranu Langthasa
Ranu Langthasa was unanimously appointed as the chairperson of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) in Assam on 13 June 2016.
- With this, she also became the first women chairperson to be appointed to the post since the formation of Autonomous Council in 1950s.
- The NC Hills Autonomous Council can be described as a state in miniature having all the paraphernalia of a Government like Legislative, Executive and Judiciary.
- On the 29 April 1952, the Dima Hasao District Council came into being as an autonomous body under the provision of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India.
- Before turning up to be North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council, the Doima Hasao district was a part of Dimasa Kingdom. The kingdom extended at the time (before the British occupation) up to the whole area of Cachar District. This includes the present Karbi Anglong District, a major portion of Nagaon District and parts of Nagaland including Dimapur right upto Nichu Guard on Dimapur-Kohima Road.
