Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government implemented the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA on Monday, four years after the controversial law was passed. However, it will not be implemented in most tribal areas across Northeastern states, including those designated with special status under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution.
As per the law, it will not be implemented in all Northeastern states where an Inner Line Permit (ILP) is mandatory for visitors from other parts of the country.
The ILP is currently enforced in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Manipur.
"The tribal areas, where autonomous councils were created under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution, were also exempted from the purview of the CAA," officials said quoting from the rules of the law.
Such autonomous councils are in existence in Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura. These include Karbi Anglong, Dila Hasao and Bodoland Territorial Council areas in Assam, Garo Hills in Meghalaya and tribal areas in Tripura.
