The following are the salient points of the 16 page tripartite Memorandum of Agreement on the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration signed by the Centre, the West Bengal government and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha:
— keeping on record the GJM demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland, agree to form an autonomous body -- the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration -- through direct elections.
—a chairman and deputy chairman will conduct the business of the House.
— As per the agreement, the GTA Sabha shall constitute of 45 elected members and five to be nominated by the Governor to give representations to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Minority Communities.
— The MPs, MLAs and chairpersons of municipalities shall be ex-officio members of the GTA Sabha.
-- The term of the Sabha will be for five years.
— The Government of India and the Government of West Bengal will provide all assistance to the GTA for all-out development of the region.The Government of India will provide financial assistance of Rs 200 crore per annum for three years for projects to develop socio-economic infrastructure in the GTA over
— The GTA, once established, will take up the issues of grant of incentives, subsidies, waiver of taxes and tariff and other benefits as appropriate to the region’s backwardness.
— A three-tier panchayat will be constituted in GTA region.
— The youth in the GTA region will be considered for recruitment in the Police, Army and the Para—Military forces subject to their suitability.
courtesy: Hindu
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