Assam CM asks Centre to include 6 communities in ST list
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday said the sooner Centre granted scheduled tribe status to six communities in the state the better it will be for them. “State Government has all along been endorsing the demands of the six communities and has been providing all justifications in support of their inclusion (in the ST list) without affecting the rights and privileges of the tribal communities,” Gogoi said in a statement here. He urged the Centre to concede to the demands of the six communities soon fulfilling all legal validities. The six communities – Koch-Rajbongshis, Moran, Mottock, Sootea, Tai Ahom and the tea tribes communities are currently listed as other backward classes and are demanding to be included in the list of scheduled tribes as the new status would give them more benefits. (PTI)
Arunachal govt to file curative petition on refugee issue
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh government will file a curative petition in the Supreme Court in respect to permanent settlement of Chakma and Hajong refugees in the state. An all party meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nabam Tuki unanimously endorsed the state government’s decision to file the curative petition, an official communiqué said. The participants in the meeting raised serious concern over the ‘one sided’ ruling of the apex court on September 17 directing the state government to grant permanent citizenship to Chakma-Hajong refugees and subsequently rejecting the review petition for hearing in open court. The meeting also endorsed that the state government take up with the union Ministry of Home Affairs for filing a separate curative petition as it was respondent number one in the judgement. The meeting was attended by representatives of BJP, Peoples’ Party of Arunachal (PPA), NCP and Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), the communiqué added. Tuki had earlier said the state government was not against the grant of citizenship to the Chakma-Hajong refugees but was opposed to their permanent residence in Arunachal Pradesh and the exemption of inner line permit. (PTI)
Primero plans to open skill
institute in Mizoram
Kolkata: Skilling and training company Primero Skills on Wednesday said it is in discussions with the Mizoram’s Chakma Hill Council for a training centre. “We are in discussion with the Mizoram’s Chakma Hill Council for joint development of a standalone training center in the difficult terrain (there),” Primero managing director Jayanta Das said. The estimated cost of the skilling center will be Rs 7.5 crore only for infrastructure, he said. “It is a remote location without any skilling centers. We have submitted a proposal where we had asked the council to offer land and Rs 1.5 crore. Rest will come as debt,” Das said. According to the proposal a SPV will be formed between Primero and Chakma Hill Council, which will manage the venture. About Primero, Das said it has 27 training centers across the country and was engaged in Prime Minister Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). The company has two centers for PMKVY in Mizoram for tourism and bamboo planting skills. (PTI)
