3 Ministries Agree On Tribal Area Status To Ladakh

The Ministries of Home, Law and Tribal Affairs and the National Commission of Scheduled Tribes have “broadly” agreed to a proposal to recommend “tribal area” status for Ladakh, a senior official of the NCST has said.

Internal discussions took place among representatives of the Ministries and the Commission on September 4 to understand the issue, the official said.

“Broadly, everyone has agreed to the proposal of recommending tribal area status for Ladakh. A discussion on various provisions of the Fifth and the Sixth Schedule took place during the meeting. A final call will be taken on the matter on September 11,” the official said.

The meeting came amid a growing demand from leaders in Ladakh for according “tribal area” status to the region.

The Sixth Schedule provides for the administration of tribal areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram after setting up autonomous district and regional councils.

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