Why Meghalaya’s tribal council blocked Blinkit despite state clearances

The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) has shut Blinkit’s operations in Shillong, The Shillong Times reported , after refusing the quick commerce firm the trading licence it needs to operate its Jingkieng Nongthymmai premises. The council derives that power from Paragraph 10 of the Sixth Schedule , which allows it to bar any non-tribal from carrying on wholesale or retail business in the district without its clearance. Blinkit had cleared central and state legal requirements to oper