7-630: Siaha (official name given by the Mara Autonomous District Council , popularly known as Saiha ) is a town and headquarters of Siaha District and the Mara Autonomous District Council in southern Mizoram , northeast India. It is the fourth most populous town in Mizoram. Siaha is located at 22°29′N 92°58′E / 22.48°N 92.97°E / 22.48; 92.97 . As of 2001 India census , Siaha had
14-714: A few other local powers. 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 Lai ), 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
21-507: A population of 19,731. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Siaha has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 77%. In Siaha, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Siaha is the fastest growing town in Mizoram, 2008 statistical handbook of Mizoram reveals that the town has a population of 29,275 in 2008 against 19,731 in 2001. A Helicopter service by Pawan Hans has been started which connects
28-672: The Aizawl with Siaha. The Distance between Siaha and Aizawl through NH 54 is 378 km and is connected with regular service of Bus and Jeeps. The Major Newspapers in Saiha are: Mara Autonomous District Council Opposition (10) Nominated (3) Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC) is one of the three Autonomous District Councils within Mizoram state of India . It covers Siaha subdivision and Tipa subdivision of Siaha district . Primarily, an autonomous administrative government meant for
35-527: The Mara people living in the state. It is situated at the southern tip of Mizoram state bordering Myanmar . Its autonomy was established and carved out from the erstwhile Pawi-Lakher Regional Council on 29 May 1971 and separated the next year as Lakher Autonomous District Council, and renamed to its current name in 1988. It covers 1445 square kilometres. The government has jurisdiction over land administration, administration of justice, limited legislative powers, and
42-601: The District Council, Shri. N. Viakhu formally joined Mizo National Front (MNF) to lead a new MADC government formed by MNF with a simple majority. He was severely criticized for his nomination of four MNF workers to MDC nominated seats despite being the CEM of the Cong-MNF coalition government. The nomination allows MNF to enjoy a simple majority (15 - 11); otherwise Cong-MDF combine and MNF were tied at 11 elected members each. In 2009
49-757: Was held without understanding each other’s language where Mizo was used as official language but Chakmas and Maras could hardly understand anything. 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. Mara Autonomous District Council looks after many departments in her area including fisheries, schools (up to Middle school) and education, judiciary, land and revenue, forestry, Public Health Engineering (PHE), etc. Constituencies under Mara Autonomous District Council and their members as of 2022 election: In December 2005, Independent Member of
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