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Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) has conditionally agreed to the authorities granting Scheduled Tribe presumption to six communities surviving successful the country it governs.
The six communities are Adivasis (“Tea Tribes”), Chutia, Koch-Rajbongshi, Matak, Moran, and Tai Ahom. Some of these communities are considerably populous successful the 5 districts the BTC administers.
“We person nary objection if the six communities are granted ST status, but determination should not beryllium immoderate sub-categorisation,” Hagrama Mohilary, the caput of BTC, said aft a high-level gathering connected Wednesday (December 10, 2025).
He said the ST (Plain), ST (Hill), and ST (Valley) sub-categories, suggested by the Group of Ministers (GoM) successful its study tabled successful the 126-member Assembly connected November 29, should not use to areas nether the BTC. “We volition formally pass our basal to the Centre and the Registrar General of India,” helium said.
Earlier, Mr. Mohilary said determination should beryllium nary occupation with the ST tag for much communities if it does not devour into the rights and privileges of the existing tribes. He has been nether unit from All Bodo Students’ Union and different tribal organisations for the council’s basal connected the issue.
On Tuesday (December 8, 2025), leaders of the All Tai Ahom Students’ Union reviewed the ministerial study connected the ST tag for six communities and decided to analyse the caller class of recommended tribes — ST (Valley).
“This class indispensable beryllium analysed cautiously earlier we get astatine immoderate conclusion. The recommendations could interaction the social, cultural, and governmental rights of aboriginal generations,” national person Basanta Gogoi said.
He said assemblage members should not unreserved into accepting oregon rejecting the connection without archetypal knowing its implications.
