Kuki-Zo Tribes

• This ethnic group primarily inhabits the northeastern regions of India, Myanmar, and Bangladesh. 

• They are predominantly located in the states of Manipur and Mizoram in India, Chin State in Myanmar, and the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh.

• They belong to the larger Zo community, which also includes the Chin and Mizo tribes.

• In India, some Kuki tribes are officially recognized as Scheduled Tribes.

• Traditionally, the Kuki people practiced animism, a belief system centered around the existence of spirits in nature and ancestors.

• The Zo tribes primarily inhabit northeastern India (Manipur, Mizoram), western Myanmar (Chin State), and southeastern Bangladesh (Chittagong Hill Tracts).

Article-239A

• Article 239A of the Indian Constitution pertains to the establishment of local legislatures, Council of Ministers, or both for specific Union territories.

• The article is specific to Puducherry 

• The article also provides that, any law made by parliament for such a purpose alone will not be considered as an amendment of the constitution.

• Therefore, such a bill needs to be passed by a simple majority alone.

• Note1: Constitutional amendment bills need to be passed by a special majority, ie, majority of ⅔ of those present and voting and which is more than half the total membership of the house in parliament.

• Note2: In the case of the Union Territory of Delhi, the Article 239AA provides for a legislature and council of ministers. The difference is that for Delhi the Article 239AA mandates a legislature and council of ministers, while for Puducherry, the power is given to the parliament under Article 239A.