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The trajectory of six communities of Assam in demanding a Scheduled Tribe status is traced. The history of these tribes is elaborated upon and the struggles they have faced in claiming the ST status are adescribed along with detailing the operations of the various government committees that were formed to look into the matter.
The authors acknowledge the assistance from UGC (SAP), DRS-II of the Department of Political Science, Gauhati University, Assam. The authors are grateful to the anonymous referee for comments and suggestions.
After the approval of the union cabinet on 8 January 2019, the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 9 January 2019 by the Minister of Tribal Affairs, Jual Oram.1 The bill intends to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, by
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