Guwahati: Ahoms, who ruled most of the Brahmaputra Valley in Assam at this time for around 600 years until England’s arrival in 1826, will be given protected class status in the tribal block and the state belt.
This was announced by Minister of Himanta Minister Buswa Sarma during a meeting with several leading organizations of the Tai-ahom community here on Sunday.
Even when the main demand for Tai-ahom and five other communities of Assam for the status of the scheduled tribal remained unresolved, cm urged Ahom Tai’s organization and tribal members to be occupied by discussions to sort forward.
But CM said the state government has agreed to the principle to send recommendations to approve ST status to the Matak Community to the Workers Government.
Sangha Tribal Assam, APEX Body of the State Tribe Organization, is very important about registering six more communities in the St.
category that it will greatly inhibit the political interests of the existing tribal community.
The center introduces the constitutional (change), 2019 at Rajya Sabha on January 9 the same year as the goal of giving ST status to six communities in Assam, which currently enjoys the status of OBC.
The names of six communities – Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Chutia, Matak, Moran and Tea – appeared in the bill to provide Status St.
But these communities have not received status because it must be ascertained by the state government before the bill can be forwarded in parliament.
The Country Cabinet Committee led by the Cabinet Minister then Sarma was given the responsibility to decide quantum reservations for six communities that remained delayed.
However, cm ensures many other plans for communities that have politically influential, said the Tai teaching center will be established by the state government to maintain and popularize the language.
He added that Sukapha Samannway Kshetra in Jorhat will be converted into top attractions and all works will be completed within two years.
The Tai Museum at the Joysagar Museum and Joymoti at Rang Ghar Premises in Sivasagar, the Ahom Glory seat which is the area of their first capital, will be built, he told.
He also said that all of the Ahom worship places will be preserved and developed under the State Government and Statue of Sukapha’s Asom Darshan scheme, the founder of the Dynasty Ahom, will be built at the State Secretariat of Janata Bhawan in Guwahati.
Sarma said all Assam Indigenous Communities must remain united so that Assam Sukapha can be protected from infiltrators.
CM said Rs 125 Crore is committed to the Tai Ahom development board to be released on November 30.
He also assured that the proposal to prepare the University of Sukapha Swargadeo will be considered.
In another meeting with the organization of the Matak community, CM said Sodou Asom Matak Sennimilan would be used as the only body to provide an OBC certificate to members of the community.
Assam to give a class tag protected to ahom in the tribal block, belt
