3 Bills for protection of Indigenous people passed
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, August 31 2015: Three Bills related to Government's effort to protect the indigenous people of Manipur was unanimously passed in the State Assembly on Monday.

The Bills were passed by voice vote.

The Bills - The Protection of Manipur Peoples (PMP) Bill, 2015; Manipur Land Revenues and Land Reforms (MLR&LR) (7th Amendment) Bill 2015 and The Manipur Shops and Establishment (MS&E) (2nd Amendment) Bill 2015 were passed in the house without any objections from the elected representatives on the last day of the emergency sitting of the 11th Session (Part-III) of the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly on August 28.These Bills were moved in the Assembly by Chief Minister O Ibobi, Revenue Minister Th Debendra Singh and Labour & Employment Minister I Hemochandra respectively.

The three Bills had been introduced and passed after State Government signed an agreement with the Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) on August 25 .

3 Bills for protection of Indigenous people passed

PMP 2015 Highlights .

Once the PMP Bill, 2015 becomes an Act, a Directorate of Registration of Non-Manipur Persons and Tenants will be established.

The office will consist of a director and as many officers and staff as it may consider necessary.

The director (rank of Class-I officer of the State Government) will supervise the registration and issue of passes to the Non-Manipur persons and receipts to the owners hosting the tenants.

The director will have other administrative powers and functions as prescribed.

Issue of Pass: The registration authority will issue of a pass to a Non-Manipur person specifying his place of origin and the period of stay which will not be more than six months from the date of issue the period of stay may be extended from his time to time by the director.Compulsory registration of Non-Manipur persons and tenants: Every land and house owner who lets out accommodation to a Non-Manipur person will have to maintain a register and enter the name and particulars of every Non-Manipur persons as tenant.

The particulars of such entries are to be submitted by the owner to the director every fortnight.

Offence and penalty: Any owner who fails to furnish the names and particulars of the tenants to the director within the period specified will be punishable with a fine up to a minimum of Rs 2000 but not exceeding Rs 5000 .

Persons to be exempted: Those exempted from the purview of the Act include persons employed with the Union Government, the State Government, Public undertaking and persons employed by a local authority or a body established by law with the approval of the State Government, high dignitaries, students of educational institutions situated in the State or such other persons as may be determined by the State Government from time to time. MLR&R Highlights .

(14 A.) Purchase of land by a Non-Manipur person: Non-Manipur persons, firms, institutions or nay other similar entities who intend to purchase any land in Manipur shall submit an application to the Deputy Commissioner of the district concerned where the land to be purchased is situated for obtaining the prior approval of the State Government before such purchase is made by him.

(14B.) Allotment of land: Allotment of land Non-Manipur persons, firms, institutions or any other similar entities will be made by the Government after obtaining prior approval of the State Cabinet.

MS&E Highlights .

Amendment of section 2 Clause (6): "who is registered with, and issued a valid identity card by the registering officer" shall be inserted in between the words "a person" and "wholly" .

Additional new Section 7A and Registration of Employees: "7A (1) The Registering Officer appointed under section 5A shall be also be the Registering Officer for registration of employees under this Act.

(2) Every employer shall register the names and particulars of employees employed by him, within a week of such employment, with the Registering Officer.

The identity card issued under sub-section (2), shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of registration of the employee by the Registering Officer and shall be renewable for every one year.