Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on November 15 said that a tripartite meeting will be held in December to discuss the long-standing demand for bringing the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.

Pegu said the meeting will involve representatives from the Centre, the Assam government and stakeholders of the Rabha Hasong region. The discussions are expected to focus on constitutional safeguards, administrative autonomy and developmental rights that the Sixth Schedule would confer upon the council.

Earlier in the day, marking the observance of Janajatiya Gaurav Divas, a newly constructed tribal boys’ hostel at Boko Jawaharlal Nehru College was inaugurated on Saturday by Assam’s Minister for Education and Welfare of Plain Tribes & Backwards C

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