SHILLONG: The Committee headed by Deputy Chief Minister Rowell Lyngdoh which was entrusted with the task of studying and examining a few amendments to the Benami Transaction Act, 1980, and the Tenants Verification Draft Bill is likely to take one month more to submit its report to the State Government.
Deputy Chief Minister Rowell Lyngdoh on Sunday said that the report was being delayed since the committee has to meet some more stakeholders including heads of traditional institutions.
“We have met heads of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council but we also have to meet stakeholders from the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council,” he said while adding that the Committee requires around one month more to submit its report.
Besides the Rowell-led Committee, two other committees were constituted by the State Government headed by Additional DGP S.K. Jain and Chief Secretary Barkos Warjri, respectively.
The Jain Committee has already submitted its report to the Government on the entry and exit points in State except Garo Hills where the process was delayed due to the devastating floods in the region in September.
The Committee headed by the Chief Secretary was tasked to study and examine various legislative measures to achieve the objective of coming up with a comprehensive mechanism to check influx.
Meanwhile, FKJGP president Joe Marwein on Sunday said that the NGOs would meet the State Government shortly to find out the progress on the reports of the various committees.
“We want to know what is going on with the reports and we want the Government to act as early as possible on the same,” Marwein said.
