Скачать или смотреть 2 YEARS Salary UNPAID: Are India's Tribal Guardians Secretly Corrupt Gatekeepers?

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The Autonomous District Councils (ADCs)—specifically the KHADC, JHADC, and the GHADC in Meghalaya—were founded on a sacred promise: to protect tribal identity and land under the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. But what happens when the guardians tasked with safeguarding our traditions appear to be crumbling under the weight of financial scandal and moral bankruptcy?

Are these institutions still protecting the people, or have they devolved into just "another layer of corrupt gatekeepers"?.

In this video, we confront the damning allegations that have crippled the ADCs. We explore the crisis gripping the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), where staff have reportedly gone without salaries for over two years. How can an institution mandated to govern local affairs effectively fail to pay its own employees?.
The sources suggest that these councils are suffering from administrative collapse, marked by financial mismanagement, political infighting, and the alleged siphoning of central funds. They have become desperately dependent on state and central grants simply to cover their salary deficits because they reportedly fail to generate sufficient internal revenue.

This forces us to ask critical questions:
1. Revenue vs. Corruption: What are the primary sources of revenue for the ADCs—such as land taxes and market fees?. Have these revenues genuinely stagnated over the last decade while corruption seemingly thrived, or is there a fundamental flaw in the financial structure itself?.
2. The Patrimonial Trap: Political science suggests the concept of "Patrimonialism"—where leaders utilize public office primarily for personal gain. Does the functioning of many ADCs, accused of using their positions as "political springboards" while being investigated for corruption, perfectly embody this destructive system?.
3. Constitutional Mandate: If the ADCs were established to protect land but are now accused of facilitating illegal land deals, are they upholding their constitutional mandate or actively working against it?.
4. The Future of Governance: Given that these institutions are failing—as evidenced by the 2020 concerns raised to the Governor about "rampant corruption" and renewed alarms in 2025 regarding compromised Lokayukta investigations—should they be reformed, replaced, or simply abolished? And perhaps the most difficult question: Who benefits from keeping these broken institutions alive?.

Your Socratic Research Mission:
We encourage you, the viewer, to verify these complex realities. Start by investigating: How much grant-in-aid did the state government actually transfer to the three ADCs in the last fiscal year, just to cover their salary deficits?.

VERIFY OUR SOURCES:
Our research for this video is built upon public reporting and intellectual foundations which you can cross-reference:
• Times of India (2020) & Meghalaya Monitor (2025): For reports on specific corruption allegations and Lokayukta investigations in GHADC.
• The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution: For the legal basis and intended powers of the ADCs.
• "Patrimonialism" (Political Science Concept): For understanding how public office can be misused.
Do your own research. Question authority. Hold your guardians accountable.