ST status demand Assam CM meets Tai-Ahom Matak community leaders
Guwahati Sep 26 PTI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday held separate discussions with representatives of Tai-Ahom and Matak communities on their demand for being accorded the Scheduled Tribe ST status according to an official statementSarma asked Tai-Ahom leaders to hold talks with the All Assam Tribal Sangha AATS the apex tribal body of the state in connection with their demand The AATS is authorised by the government to recommend issuance of ST certificates in the state On the demand for ST status by the Matak community Sarma informed them that the state government has agreed in principle to recommend to the Centre its inclusion in the list of Scheduled Tribes the statement said Besides Tai-Ahom and Matak tea tribes Adivasis Koch-Rajbonshi Moran and Chutia communities have also been demanding ST status Representatives of Moran and Chutia communities had met the chief minister at separate meetings on Saturday At the meeting with Tai-Ahom organisations Sarma urged them to sit together with AATS members to sort out issues for moving forward according to the statement It however did not mention the issues that need to be sorted out The chief minister said Tai-Ahoms will be accorded protected class status in tribal blocks and belts of the state while a Tai Language Teaching Centre would be set up by the state government to popularise it and a statue of his will be built at the state secretariat Janata Bhawan in GuwahatiThe Sukapha Samannay Kshetra a memorial built at Jorhat in the memory of Sukapha the first Ahom king who ruled Assam in the 13th century would be turned into a top tourist attraction the CM saidHe said Rs 125 crore committed to Tai Ahom Development Council would be released by November 30The chief minister also said all indigenous communities of Assam must remain united so that Assam can be protected from infiltratorsAt the meeting with representatives of the Matak community Sarma said the Sodou Asom Matak Sanmilan will be made the sole body for granting OBC certificates to its membersA Committee of Ministers of various departments will be set up to fix the quantum of reservation of Matak community in educational institutes and all land-related issues of the community will also be resolved in a time bound and transparent manner he addedSarma also said Rs 25 crore committed to the Matak Development Council will be released by November 30He gave assurance of providing land for construction of a Matak Bhawan at Guwahati preserving the monuments and historical sites of the communityMinister for Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes Ranuj Pegu was present in the meetings PTI SSG NN NN
Guwahati Sep 26 PTI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday held separate discussions with representatives of Tai-Ahom and Matak communities on their demand for being accorded the Scheduled Tribe ST status according to an official statementSarma asked Tai-Ahom leaders to hold talks with the All Assam Tribal Sangha AATS the apex tribal body of the state in connection with their demand The AATS is authorised by the government to recommend issuance of ST certificates in the state On the demand for ST status by the Matak community Sarma informed them that the state government has agreed in principle to recommend to the Centre its inclusion in the list of Scheduled Tribes the statement said Besides Tai-Ahom and Matak tea tribes Adivasis Koch-Rajbonshi Moran and Chutia communities have also been demanding ST status Representatives of Moran and Chutia communities had met the chief minister at separate meetings on Saturday At the meeting with Tai-Ahom organisations Sarma urged them to sit together with AATS members to sort out issues for moving forward according to the statement It however did not mention the issues that need to be sorted out The chief minister said Tai-Ahoms will be accorded protected class status in tribal blocks and belts of the state while a Tai Language Teaching Centre would be set up by the state government to popularise it and a statue of his will be built at the state secretariat Janata Bhawan in GuwahatiThe Sukapha Samannay Kshetra a memorial built at Jorhat in the memory of Sukapha the first Ahom king who ruled Assam in the 13th century would be turned into a top tourist attraction the CM saidHe said Rs 125 crore committed to Tai Ahom Development Council would be released by November 30The chief minister also said all indigenous communities of Assam must remain united so that Assam can be protected from infiltratorsAt the meeting with representatives of the Matak community Sarma said the Sodou Asom Matak Sanmilan will be made the sole body for granting OBC certificates to its membersA Committee of Ministers of various departments will be set up to fix the quantum of reservation of Matak community in educational institutes and all land-related issues of the community will also be resolved in a time bound and transparent manner he addedSarma also said Rs 25 crore committed to the Matak Development Council will be released by November 30He gave assurance of providing land for construction of a Matak Bhawan at Guwahati preserving the monuments and historical sites of the communityMinister for Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes Ranuj Pegu was present in the meetings PTI SSG NN NN
