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Anti-CAA stir brings Adivasis into focus
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- The anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill protests have brought demands of the Adivasis or tea tribes in Assam to the forefront.
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- Demands of Adivasis in Assam:
(1) Provide land deeds for settlement of landless Adivasis:
(2) Appointment of Adivasi language teachers in the State’s higher secondary schools
(3) Taking in more students of the community for free UPSC, medical and engineering coaching classes.
- ST Status of Adivasis or Tea Tribes:
(1) CM of Assam assured that, steps will be taken for granting Scheduled Tribe status to the community after submission of a report by a group of Ministers.
(2) The Adivasis, comprising 106 sub-groups, are the largest of the six communities demanding the ST status. The others are Chutiya, Koch-Rajbongshi, Moran, Matak, and Tai-Ahom.
(3) Adivasis comprise 18% of Assam’s 3.1 crore population and are considered a major vote bank because of their alleged tendency to back political parties or individual candidates en masse. They are said to be the determining factor in at least 30 to 35 of the State’s 126 Assembly seats.
Sources
The Hindu