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	\| name = Matak Autonomous Council		\| name = Matak Autonomous Council
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			\| meeting_place = Chring Gaon
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			'''The Matak Autonomous Council''' is an [[Autonomous administrative divisions of India\|autonomous administrative division of India]] in the Indian state of [[Assam]], for development and protection of ethnic [[Moamoria\|Matak people]].<ref>{{Cite web\| title=Notification \| newspaper=The Assam Gazette \| url=https://legislative.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/legislative_medhassu_in_oid_3/menu/document/the_matak_autonomous_council_act_2020.pdf \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813010700/https://legislative.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/legislative_medhassu_in_oid_3/menu/document/the_matak_autonomous_council_act_2020.pdf \| archive-date=2022-08-13}}</ref> It was formed in 2020.<ref name="wire">{{Cite news\|url=https://thewire.in/government/assam-assembly-passes-bills-to-create-three-separate-autonomous-councils\|title=Assam Assembly Passes Bills To Create Three Separate Autonomous Councils\|newspaper=The wire\|date=4 September 2020\|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref>

	~~'''~~Matak ~~Autonomous Council''' is an~~ [[~~Autonomous administrative divisions of India~~]] ~~in the Indian state of~~ [[~~Assam~~]]~~, for development~~ and ~~protection~~ of ~~ethnic~~ Matak people~~. It was formed~~ in ~~2020~~.<ref ~~name="wire"~~>{{Cite news\|url=https://~~thewire~~.in/~~government~~/~~assam~~-~~assembly~~-~~passes~~-~~bills~~-to-~~create~~-~~three~~-~~separate~~-~~autonomous~~-~~councils~~\|title=Assam ~~Assembly Passes Bills To Create Three Separate Autonomous Councils~~\|newspaper=~~The wire~~\|date=~~4 September~~ 2020\|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref>		==Description==
			The Matak people are indigenous people living primarily in the [[Dibrugarh district\|Dibrugarh]], [[Tinsukia district\|Tinsukia]] and [[Sivasagar district\|Sivasagar]] districts of Assam. According to the unofficial estimates, there are about seven hundred thousand Matak people in Assam.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://scroll.in/article/990118/assams-small-ethnic-groups-dumped-bjp-over-caa-the-party-wooed-them-back-not-just-for-elections\|title=Assam's small ethnic groups dumped BJP over CAA. The party wooed them back – not just for elections\|newspaper=Scroll\|author=Arunabh Saikia\|date=24 March 2020\|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> The Matak Autonomous Council Bill 2020 was tabled in [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] on 24 March 2020 and it was passed in September 2020 without any objection from the opposition parties.<ref name="wire"/>

	==~~About~~==		==Administration==
	The ~~Moran people~~ are ~~indigenous people living primarily in the [[Dibrugarh district\|Dibrugarh]], [[Tinsukia district\|Tinsukia]]~~ and ~~[[Sivasagar district\|Sivasagar]] districts of Assam. According to~~ the ~~unofficial estimates, there are about 7 lakh Moran people in Assam~~.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://~~scroll~~.in/~~article~~/~~990118/assams~~-~~small~~-~~ethnic~~-~~groups~~-~~dumped~~-~~bjp~~-~~over-caa-the~~-~~party~~-~~wooed-them-back-not-just-for-elections~~\|title=~~Assam’s small ethnic groups dumped BJP over CAA. The party wooed them back – not just for elections~~\|newspaper=~~Scroll\|author=Arunabh Saikia~~\|date=~~24 March~~ 2020\|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> The Matak Autonomous Council Bill 2020 was tabled in [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] on 24 March 2020 and it was passed in September 2020 without any objection from the opposition parties.<ref name="wire"/>		The Matak Autonomous Council consists of 25 members. 22 of these members are elected directly and three members are nominated by the Governor.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/formation-of-3-autonomous-councils-dispur-in-dilemma-507773\|title=Formation of 3 autonomous councils: Dispur in dilemma\|newspaper=Sentinelassam\|date=20 October 2020\|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref>

	~~==Administration==~~		In January 2021, the Assam State Government said it would constitute interim councils for Matak Autonomous Council as elections to the autonomous council could not be completed before the [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/topheadlines/assam-government-to-form-four-interim-councils-soon\|title=Assam Government To Form Four Interim Councils Soon\|newspaper=Sentinelassam\|date=9 January 2021\|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref>
	~~The Moran~~ Autonomous Council ~~consists of 25 members. 22 of these members are elected directly and three members are nominated by~~ the ~~Governor~~.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/~~guwahati-city~~/~~formation~~-of-3-~~autonomous~~-~~councils~~-~~dispur~~-~~in-dilemma~~-~~507773~~\|title=~~Formation of 3 autonomous councils: Dispur in dilemma~~\|newspaper=Sentinelassam\|date=~~20 October 2020~~\|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref>

	In January 2021, the Assam State Government said it will constitute interim councils for Moran Autonomous Council as elections to the autonomous council can't be done before the [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/topheadlines/assam-government-to-form-four-interim-councils-soon\|title=Assam Government To Form Four Interim Councils Soon\|newspaper=Sentinelassam\|date=9 January 2021\|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref>
	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Moran Autonomous Council]]		* [[Moamoria\|Matak]]
			*[[Moran Autonomous Council]]
	* [[Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council]]		* [[Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council]]

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'''Matak Autonomous Council''' is an [[Autonomous administrative divisions of India]] in the Indian state of [[Assam]], for development and protection of ethnic Matak people. It was formed in 2020.<ref name="wire">{{Cite news|url=https://thewire.in/government/assam-assembly-passes-bills-to-create-three-separate-autonomous-councils|title=Assam Assembly Passes Bills To Create Three Separate Autonomous Councils|newspaper=The wire|date=4 September 2020|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref>

==About==
The Moran people are indigenous people living primarily in the [[Dibrugarh district|Dibrugarh]], [[Tinsukia district|Tinsukia]] and [[Sivasagar district|Sivasagar]] districts of Assam. According to the unofficial estimates, there are about 7 lakh Moran people in Assam.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/990118/assams-small-ethnic-groups-dumped-bjp-over-caa-the-party-wooed-them-back-not-just-for-elections|title=Assam’s small ethnic groups dumped BJP over CAA. The party wooed them back – not just for elections|newspaper=Scroll|author=Arunabh Saikia|date=24 March 2020|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> The Matak Autonomous Council Bill 2020 was tabled in [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] on 24 March 2020 and it was passed in September 2020 without any objection from the opposition parties.<ref name="wire"/>

==Administration==
The Moran Autonomous Council consists of 25 members. 22 of these members are elected directly and three members are nominated by the Governor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/formation-of-3-autonomous-councils-dispur-in-dilemma-507773|title=Formation of 3 autonomous councils: Dispur in dilemma|newspaper=Sentinelassam|date=20 October 2020|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref>

In January 2021, the Assam State Government said it will constitute interim councils for Moran Autonomous Council as elections to the autonomous council can't be done before the [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/topheadlines/assam-government-to-form-four-interim-councils-soon|title=Assam Government To Form Four Interim Councils Soon|newspaper=Sentinelassam|date=9 January 2021|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Moran Autonomous Council]]
* [[Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council]]

==References==
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[[Category:Local government in Assam]]

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