: Concerned about the honour and identity of people from the northeast region living in the National Capital, the Centre has set up a special security cell and asked CBSE and UGC to incorporate lessons and subjects about the region, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday.
“We are concerned about the honour and identity of the people of the northeast region living in Delhi. Therefore, we had set up the Bezbaruah Committee. Any problem faced by them will be addressed by the special security cell and a legal aid service authority,” he told reporters here.
“There will be a dedicated helpline and cases related to racial discrimination, personal issues, rental issues, will be registered immediately.
“So at the first ever DGPs (Director General of Police) meeting outside Delhi in Guwahati last year, we took a decision to recruit 10 women and 10 men from each NE State and 20 each from Assam,” Rijiju said. “There are a lot of peoplefrom the northeast in Delhi and their presence has to be there in the police,” he added. - PTI
