A Committee has been setup by Ministry of Home Affairs to recommend the modalities for granting of Scheduled Tribe status to six communities namely, Koch Rajbongshi, Moran, Matak, Tai Ahom, Chutia and Adivasi (Tea Tribes) of Assam on 29.02.2016. The committee was to submit its report by 31st May, 2016. A series of meetings of the committee were held in MHA for finalization of its report. As the committee has to deliberate upon some issues with various stakeholders including Government of Assam, it was decided that the committee would submit its report by 15.10.2016. However, due to bye-election of parliamentary constituency Lakhimpur in Assam in November, 2016, the committee could not finalise its reports. The committee is expected to submit its report shortly.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in written reply to a question by Shri Santiuse Kujur in the Rajya Sabha today.
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