Bezbaruah committee recommendations will be implemented: Rajnath

The Ministry of Home Affairs had constituted a Committee in February 2014 under the chairmanship of M.P. Bezbaruah to look into the various concerns of the citizens hailing from the North Eastern States who are living in different parts of the country and to suggest suitable remedial measures including legal measures which could be taken up by the Government.

As part of the Legal Measures, Singh said the Indian Penal Code (IPC) will be amended for insertion of new sections of 153C and 509A as recommended by the Committee. 

The Ministry of Law & Justice has agreed to the amendment.

As part of Legal Assistance, the Home Minister said a panel of seven lawyers including five women lawyers has been constituted by the Delhi State Legal Service Authority (DSLSA) for providing legal assistance to the needy people from the North East. 

The Delhi Government will also be providing compensation and monetary assistance to the NE people under Delhi Victim Compensation Scheme 2011.

State Bhawans of concerned NE States have also agreed to play active roles to assist the persons in distress.

This committee was set up after the brutal killing of Arunachal Pradesh student Nido Tania in a Delhi market.

Singh further said that all the recommendations made by the Committee regarding Special Police Initiatives and additional steps to be taken by the various State Police Forces and Delhi Police have been accepted for immediate implementation.

The Union Home Minister said some recommendations relate to the Ministry of Human Resource Development and several steps have already been initiated in this regard.