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Assam to set up three autonomous councils

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Guwahati: The state government on Thursday announced the formation of three autonomous councils for Koch-Rajbangshi, Moran and Motok communities.
The BJP-led government also declared that Rs 125 crore would be provided to each of the Ahom, Chutia, Moran and Motok communities for “generating self-employment opportunities, infrastructure development, preservation of monuments and archaeological heritage”, an official release said here.
All the decisions were made during a meeting between Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and representatives of these communities in the state capital at the backdrop of massive protests against the amended Citizenship Act in Assam.
One extra seat would also be allotted for Moran community in a medical college of the state, the release said. (PTI)

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