Imphal, July 15: State government has asked the Hill Area Committee of Manipur (HAC) to submit annual report to the President of India through the Governor of Manipur. In a letter, to the Chairman, HAC, Chief Secretary of Manipur stated that as according to the clause (2) Article 371 © of the Constitution of India, the administration in Hill Areas of State has to be submitted to the President of India through the Governor of the Manipur.
Official source said that the HAC Manipur has not furnished the administration report for the last five years , that is from 2011-12 till 2015-16. It said that as the report is pending several queries have been raised at several forum including the floor of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
The Tribal Affairs and Hill Department is the Nodal Department for Administration in the Hill Areas.
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