Matak Autonomous Council is an
Autonomous administrative division of India in the Indian state of
Assam
Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
, for development and protection of ethnic
Matak people. It was formed in 2020.
Description
The Matak people are indigenous people living primarily in the
Dibrugarh
Dibrugarh () is a city in the Indian state of Assam, located 435 kms east of the state capital Dispur. It serves as the headquarters of the Dibrugarh district in Upper Assam. Dibrugarh also serves as the headquarters of the Sonowal Kach ...
,
Tinsukia and
Sivasagar districts of Assam. According to the unofficial estimates, there are about seven hundred thousand Matak people in Assam. The Matak Autonomous Council Bill 2020 was tabled in
Assam Legislative Assembly
The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral Assam Legislature, legislature of the List of states and union territories of India, Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present L ...
on 24 March 2020 and it was passed in September 2020 without any objection from the opposition parties.
Administration
The Matak Autonomous Council consists of 25 members. 22 of these members are elected directly and three members are nominated by the Governor.
In January 2021, the Assam State Government said it will constitute interim councils for Matak Autonomous Council as elections to the autonomous council can't be done before the
2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election.
See also
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Matak
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Moran Autonomous Council
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Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council
References
{{Autonomous administrative divisions of India
Autonomous district councils of India
Local government in Assam