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Ranjit clarifies

MLA K Ranjit has clarified that it was slip of tongue when he said there was no Nagas in Manipur in the State Assembly on August 31 Source The Sangai Express

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Meetei Society appeals against rumour mills

The Meetei Society, Churachandpur has expressed extreme grief over loss of lives at the hands of security forces in Churachandpur Source The Sangai Express

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Orgns condemn extend support

, SEP 2 HNS A Joint consultative meeting of Tangkhul Naga Long TNL with Tangkhul Frontal Organisations was held on Wednesday at TNL Office, Ukhrul Source Hueiyen News Service

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Coordinating body formed

All the tribal students’ organi sations held a meeting today at Imphal and formed a new body called Coordinating Commi ttee, ATSUM Source The Sangai Express

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Mortal remains of Sapam Robinhood to be laid to rest at Awaching

The mortal remains of Sapam Robinhood, who was brutally killed by State security forces on July 8 last during a protest rally, will be laid to rest after consigning to flames on Thursday at Awaching under Imphal East district Source Hueiyen News Ser…

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Tribal students protest at Delhi, urge for PR

Calling for immediate intervention of the Prime Minister into the turmoil in the hill areas of the State following the passing of three Bills by the State Assem bly, tribal students and youth from Manipur today demanded the PM to immediately impose President’s rule and expedite a separate administration for the tribal hill areas Source The Sangai Express Ninglun Hanghal

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CCPur ZEO, SWO office buildings set ablaze

The office buildings of Zonal Educational Office ZEO and Social Welfare Office SWO , Churachandpur were set ablaze by an angry mob on the third day of protest against the introduction and passing of three Bills particularly The Protection of Manipur Peoples Bill, 2015 and The Manipur Land Revenues Land Reforms 7th Amendment Bill, 2015 on August 31 by the Manipur Legislative Assembly Source Hueiyen News Service

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Mass cease work strike affects normal life

Coordinating Body of Trade Union Manipur on Wednesday staged a mass sit in protest at different places of the valley districts supporting the nationwide general strike called by All Central State Trade Unions and All Industrial Federation Source Hue…

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Tension Prevails in Manipur; SMS, Internet Blocked – The New Indian Express

Tension Prevails in Manipur; SMS, Internet Blocked
The New Indian Express
GUWAHATI: Mobile SMS and Internet services have been blocked in Manipur since Tuesday night where eight people were killed and several others injured in violent protests even as the tribals living in the state’s hill areas pitched for a separate …

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THE MANIPUR SHOPS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (2nd AMENDMENT) BILL, 2015

Bill No. 18 of 2015 (As introduced in the Manipur Legislative Assembly) THE MANIPUR SHOPS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (SECOND AMENDMENT) BILL, 2015 A BILL to amend further the Manipur

Bill No. 18 of 2015

(As introduced in the Manipur Legislative Assembly)

THE MANIPUR SHOPS AND ESTABLISHMENTS

(SECOND AMENDMENT) BILL, 2015

BILL

to amend further the Manipur Shops and Establishments Act, 1972 (Manipur Act No. 4 of 1973).

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Manipur in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:

Short title and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Manipur Shops and Establishments (Second Amendment) Act, 2015.

(2) It shall come into force from such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

In clause (6) of section 2 of the Manipur Shops and Establishments Act, 1972 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), in between the words ”a person” and ”wholly”, the words ”who is registered with, and issued a valid identity card by the Registering Officer” shall be inserted.

Addition of new section 7 A

3. After section 7 of the Principal Act, the following new section 7A shall be added, namely, —

”7A. (1) The Registering Officer appointed under section 5A shall also be the Registering Officer for registration of employees under this Act.

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

(3) An employer who fails to register an employee under sub-section (2) shall be liable to pay a fine of rupees five thousand.

(4) The Registering Officer shall issue, in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, an identity card to such registered employee.

(5) 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. The employee shall surrender his identity card to the employer on cessation of his employment by the employer. The employer shall immediately furnish to the Registering Officer the name and particulars of the employees who ceased to be his employee.

(6) The Registering Officer shall maintain a register of registered employees and identity card in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed.

Amendment of section 37

After clause (h) of sub-section (2) of section 37 of the Principal Act, the following new clauses (i) and (j) shall be added, namely —

”(i) form and manner of issue of identity card under sub-section (4) of section 7A.’

(j) form and manner of register to be maintained under sub-section (6) of section 7A.”

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

The Manipur Shops and Establishments Act, 1972 provides for registration of shops/ establishments and regulation of employment and conditions of service of the employees employed in shops/ establishments.

The said Act does not provide for registration of employees employed in any shop or establishment and for issuing Identity Card. The proposed law is to provide for registration of employees by the employers and to issue identity cards to the employees to protect the interest of such employees.

Hence the Bill.

Imphal I. Hemochandra Singh

August 28, 2015

MEMORANDUM ON DELEGATION LEGISLATION

The proposed sub-section (4) of section 7A to be added by clause 3 of the Manipur Shops and Establishments (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 seeks to empower the State Government to provide in the rules the form and manner of the identity cards to be issued to the registered employees.

Sub-section (6) of the said section 7A proposes to empower the State Government to provide in the rules the form and manner of the register to be maintained for the registered employees.

The delegations are not excessive and normal in character.

FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM

As and when the proposed Manipur Shops and Establishments (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 is enacted, there will be no expenditure from the consolidated fund of the State.

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Three Bills Passed by Government of Manipur:

1. The Protection of Manipur People Bill, 2015

2. The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (7th Amendment ) Bill, 2015

3. The Manipur Shops and Establishments (2nd Amendment) Bill, 2015

CPDM on present conflict on Protection Bill

In response to the years long movement demanding implementation of an Inner Line Permit System in Manipur, the Government of Manipur have recently passed three bills; the Protection of

In response to the years long movement demanding implementation of an Inner Line Permit System in Manipur, the Government of Manipur have recently passed three bills; the Protection of Manipur People Bill 2015, the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Amendment Bill 2015, and the Manipur Shops and Establishments Bill 2015. These bills have been achieved after prolonged struggle that had affected most of the people (in Manipur) in some way or the other such as heavy repressions, casualties, arrests, riots, destruction of properties and obstructions to the normal functioning of democratic order.

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Some sections of the population, however, have expressed dissatisfaction to the bills. The hard core pro ILP Sections felt that their demand have not been fully fulfilled by these bills. They considered that the Government still enjoys the power to sell land to the outsiders. Economically powerful outsiders can still buy land, if they are being favoured by those who are with the administration. There is no clear cut provision on the protection of the local labour and professionals, as outsider employees are exempted from the permit system. Whereas registered local entrepreneurs who fail to get their employees registered had to be penalised, there is no penalty against outsiders who would violate the provisions of the bills, such as entry without a valid pass or who fail to get their name registered in the concerned Directorate. There is also no provision on the detection of the landowner outsiders and corresponding actions to be taken up against them.

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The bills have been openly opposed by the ‘tribal’ organisations, who claimed control of the Manipur Hill districts, particularly those of the Kuki Chin Mizo communities. They started feeling insecure as many of them, either those who probably immigrated to Manipur after 1951 or whose lineages may not be found in the list criteria mentioned in the Bills, could be treated as outsiders and lose their landed rights and properties tied with land. The other tribes have also expressed the similar concern. While trying to project the bills as pro-Meetei, they, however, fail to see that no one who come after 1951 is exempted from the permit system, including some sections of the Meeteis and others who came to Manipur after 1951. What they could have argued is that that the cut of base year 1951, to detect outsiders, would be redundant in regards to those settled immigrants after 1951 who have close ethnic ties with the one or the other ‘indigenous’ community. However, this insecurity interplayed with the propaganda that the Manipur Land Revenue and Reform Act 1960 have been extended to the hill districts, which is untrue as there is no amendment in the territorial extent of the said Act.

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The resentment against the bills, which have affected Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and Moreh towns and other hill areas would not have been escalated into the present scale of unrest, had the Government of Manipur consulted the Hill Areas Committee or other responsible ‘tribal’ organisations to resolve any misunderstanding before passing the bills. The Government of Manipur had been lacking transparent in this regards; to the extent that these bills had not been made officially public till date. On the other-hand there has been inherent sectarianism of the civil societies that are either in favour of or against these bills. Neither the organisation that had led the ILP movement nor the tribal organisations who protest the bills had approached one another for a dialogue and understanding in this regards. From the beginning the ILP movement was mostly confined in the Valley Districts, while those in the Hills have isolated themselves from the movement thinking that they have been protected from outsiders under the existing laws. There were avoidable conflicts, which would have not occurred if these organisation had pursued for democratic solution to any of the complex issues. Now, when tensions have been spread due to misunderstanding and absence of dialogue, there seems to be roles of certain vested political groups to add fuel to magnify the unrest situation, to justify imposition of President Rule to topple down the incumbent congress ministry.

Our concern, however, is that all these unrest, rioting and repression has led to heavy toll and casualty on the civilians, destruction of properties and communal mistrusts. The common peoples are the losers in this conflict; as we know, the elite will negotiate at the negotiation table and share any form of loot from the public fund. We question: what are these bills that have caused dissatisfactions and misunderstandings to different sections of the population? Is there no room to either clarify the misunderstanding or add some clauses in the bills to resolve the immediate tension? Can the ‘indigenous insiders’ protect themselves from outsiders without promoting mutual trust, respect and co-operation amongst themselves? What the people need to realise is that they are trapped by the same fate of political betrayal and marginalisation. Unless they fight collectively on the basis of mutual respect and consensus, they are the losers. We, therefore, call upon the concerned civil society organisations, political parties, and other stake holders to have a dialogue on the Manipur People Protection Bill 2015 and the amendments in other two bills. We appeal them to help in defusing tension, demilitarisation and address the grievances of the affected families across communities.

Campaign for Peace & Democracy (Manipur)

2^nd September 2015

Three Bills Passed by Government of Manipur:

1. The Protection of Manipur People Bill, 2015

2. The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (7th Amendment ) Bill, 2015

3. The Manipur Shops and Establishments (2nd Amendment) Bill, 2015

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THE PROTECTION OF MANIPUR PEOPLE BILL, 2015 – KanglaOnline

THE PROTECTION OF MANIPUR PEOPLE BILL, 2015KanglaOnlineto provide protection, maintenance of socio-economic and cultural balance of the Manipur People and for maintenance of peace and public order in the State of Manipur and regulation of entry into an…

THE PROTECTION OF MANIPUR PEOPLE BILL, 2015
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to provide protection, maintenance of socio-economic and cultural balance of the Manipur People and for maintenance of peace and public order in the State of Manipur and regulation of entry into and exit from Manipur for Non Manipur persons and tenants …

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Churachandpur on the boil – The Hindu

The HinduChurachandpur on the boilThe HinduAfter two days of sporadic clashes between tribal groups resisting the legislations recently passed by the Manipur State Assembly, and the police it was a day of apparent calm in the southern district of Chura…

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Churachandpur on the boil
The Hindu
After two days of sporadic clashes between tribal groups resisting the legislations recently passed by the Manipur State Assembly, and the police it was a day of apparent calm in the southern district of Churachandpur. The death toll remains at eight …
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Thin attendance in offices in Manipur during strike – The Statesman

The StatesmanThin attendance in offices in Manipur during strikeThe StatesmanThere was thin attendance in all the government and private offices in Manipur on Wednesday due to nation-wide strike by trade unions. Most of the shops were open but the numb…

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Thin attendance in offices in Manipur during strike
The Statesman
There was thin attendance in all the government and private offices in Manipur on Wednesday due to nation-wide strike by trade unions. Most of the shops were open but the number of vehicles on the road was less. The bandh had no impact on education …

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THE MANIPUR LAND REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS (7th AMENDMENT) BILL, 2015

THE MANIPUR LAND REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS (SEVENTH AMENDMENT) BILL, 2015 A Bill to amend the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960 (No. 33 of 1960) Whereas 10%

THE MANIPUR LAND REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS

(SEVENTH AMENDMENT) BILL, 2015

Bill

to amend the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960 (No. 33 of 1960)

Whereas 10% of the geographical area of the State of Manipur is valley area and the remaining 90% is hill areas; and

Whereas 60% of the population of the State resides in the valley areas and the population density in the valley areas is 730 while in the hill areas it is 61 as per the 2011 Census; and

Whereas there is tremendous pressure in the limited valley areas, with the increase in the population in the immediate future, there are likely to be many families without any residential plots; and

Whereas under section 158 of the Manipur Land Revenue & Land Reforms Act, 1960, land belonging to a Scheduled Tribe in the valley areas cannot be sold to a non Scheduled Tribe without the prior consent of the Deputy Commissioner concerned; and

Whereas, it is therefore, considered necessary to regulate the sale of land to Non Manipur persons of the State so that the limited available land in the valley area are available to all the permanent residents of the State in the interest of the general public.

BE it enacted by the Legislature of Manipur in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be called the Manipur Land Revenue Reformed (Seventh Amendment) Act, 2015.
2. It shall come into force from such date as the State Government may, by notification in the official Gazatte, appoint.
After section 14 of the Principal Act, the following new section 14 A shall be inserted, namely,-

( Insertion of new section 14.A )

“14 A. Purchase of land by a Non Manipur Person.-

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, Non Manipur persons, firms, institutions or any other similar entities who intend to purchase any land in the State of 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.

(2) For the purpose of sub-section (1), an application shall be made in the prescribed form and shall contain the particulars of the said seller, classification of the land, Patta No., Dag No., area of the land, and the purpose for use of the land and such other particulars as may be prescribed.

(3) The Deputy Commissioner on receipt of an application solicit recommendation from Local Body/ Authority/ Local Self Government and thereafter shall make an inquiry in respect of the application received under sub-section (2) in such manner as may be prescribed and shall submit the application along with the report of such inquiry and his comments to the State Government.

(4) The State Government shall, on receipt of the application and the report under sub-section (3), process the matter for its final decision:

Provided that the State Government shall grant its approval to the said sale of land only after obtaining the approval of the State cabinet.

(5) The State Government shall intimate the final decision on the application to the applicant”

(Insertion of new section 14.B)

14 B. Allotment of land to a Non Manipur Person.- Allotment of land to a Non Manipur Person, Firms, Institutions or any other similar entities shall be made by the Government after obtaining prior approval of the State Cabinet.”

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

The population of Manipur has reached 28.56 lakhs as per 2011 census. The population density of the 4 (four) Valley Districts has reached 730 while in the 5 (five) Hill Districts where there is restriction of purchase of land by non-scheduled Tribe is 61. Hence there is tremendous pressure on land especially in the 4 (four) Valley Districts of Manipur. The Manipur Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2014 has been enacted to conserve the Paddy Land and Wetland spreading in the 4 (four) Valley Districts.

There has been apprehension among the general public of Manipur that without regulation on sale of land in the very near future many families in the State may not have a roof over their heads. Hence, there is an urgent need to regulate the sale of lands to Non-Manipur persons.

Hence the Bill.

Imphal

August, 2015

Th. Debendra Singh

MEMORANDUM ON DELEGATED LEGISLATION

The proposed sub sections (2) and (3) of section 14A to be added by clause 2 of the bill in the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act, 1960 seek to empower the State Government to provide in the rules the form of application to be submitted by a Non Manipuri Person, firms, institution or any other similar entities.

The delegation is not excessive and normal in character.

FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM

After enactment of this Bill, there shall be no additional financial liability to the Consolidated Fund of the State.

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THE PROTECTION OF MANIPUR PEOPLE BILL, 2015

Bill no. 16 of 2015 THE PROTECTION OF MANIPUR PEOPLE BILL, 2015 (As introduced in the Manipur Legislative Assembly on 28/08/2015) (Recommendations of the Governor of Manipur under

Bill no. 16 of 2015

THE PROTECTION OF MANIPUR PEOPLE BILL, 2015

(As introduced in the Manipur Legislative Assembly on 28/08/2015)

(Recommendations of the Governor of Manipur under clauses (1) and (3) of article 207 of the Constitution of India have been obtained)

Bill no. 16 of 2015

( As introduced in the Manipur Legislative Assembly )

THE PROTECTION OF MANIPUR PEOPLE BILL, 2015

BILL

to provide protection, maintenance of socio-economic and cultural balance of the Manipur People and for maintenance of peace and public order in the State of Manipur and regulation of entry into and exit from Manipur for Non Manipur persons and tenants in the interest of general and for matter connected therewith or incidental thereto.

BE it enacted by the Legislature of Manipur in the Sixty-sixth year of Republic of India as follow:

Short title, extent and commencement.

1. This Act may be called the protection of Manipur People Act, 2015
2. It shall extend to the whole State of Manipur.
3. It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Definitions

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) “Director” means the Director of Registration of Non Manipur Persons and Tenants, appointed under sub-section (2) of section 3 of this act;

(b) “Manipur people” means Persons of Manipur whose name are in the National Register of Citizens, 1951 Census Report 1951 and Village Directory of 1951 and their descendants who have contributed to the collective social, cultural and economic life of Manipur;

(c) “Non-Manipur person” means a person who is not covered by Clause (b) of Section 2, and who intends to visit the State of Manipur with a Pass issued under sub-section (4) of section 4;

(d) “owner” means a persons who owns land, building, hotel, motel or any other property in the State and includes a power of attorney holder or a person duly authorized to be in charge of the same.

(e) “Pass” means an authorized document issued by the Registration Authority under this Act;

(f) “prescribed” means as prescribed by rule made under this Act;

(g) “registration authority” means the registration authority for registration of Non-Manipur Persons designated under section (3) of section 4 of this Act;

(h) “State” means the State of Manipur;

(i) “State Government” means the State Government of Manipur; and

(j) “tenant” means a person to the State and who pays rent of hiring charges for temporary use and occupation of land, building, or other property and this definition shall continue this Act only.

Directorate of Registration of Non–Manipur Persons and Tenants

(1) For the purpose of this Act, the State Government shall establish a Directorate of Registration of Non Manipur Persons and Tenants consisting of a Director and as many officers and staff as it may consider necessary.

(2) An officer not below the rank of Class-1 Officer of the State Government shall be appointed as the Director by the State Government.

(3) The salaries and allowances and other conditions of the service of the Director, shall be as permissible under the relevant service rules and salaries and allowances of other officers and staff shall be such as prescribed by and the officials and officers of the Directorate shall be under the administrative control of the Home Department of the Government of Manipur, which shall open a special cell for the purpose.

(4) Every officer and staff of the Directorate of Registration of Non-Manipur Persons and Tenants shall be subordinate to the Director.

(5) The Director shall supervise the registration and issue of passes to the Non Manipur Persons and receipts to the owners hosting the tenants and shall have other administrative powers and functions as prescribed.

Registration of Non Manipur persons and establishment of registration centre

(1) At the commencement of this Act, every Non Manipur Person entering the State shall register himself with the registration authority designated under sub-section (3) of this section.

(2)For the purpose of sub-section (1), the State Government shall establish registration centres for Non Manipur Persons at such places as may be notified in the Official Gazette by the State Government from time to time.

(3) The State Government shall designate as many officers of the State Government as the registration authority at every registration centre for registering the Non Manipur Persons entering the state.

(4) The registration authority shall, if he is satisfied that the Non Manipur Person is a bonafied citizen of India, issue a Pass to the Non Manipur Person, in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, specifying his place of origin and the period of stay which shall not be more than six months from the date of issue:

Provided that the period of stay may be extend from time to time by the Director:

Provided further that when a Non-Manipur person is denied to the issue of a Pass by the registration authority, he may make an application to the Director for redressal of his grievances and to enable such person to approach the Director for the purpose, a temporary Pass may be issued.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this section, a Non Manipur Person shall be deemed to be citizen of India on production of his voter’s identity card issued by the Election Commission of India or ration card issued by a competent authority or such other documents as may be prescribed.

(5) The registration authority shall maintain a register containing the passes issued to the Non Manipur Persons, shall submit a report of such registration to the Director.

Compulsory Registration of Non Manipur persons and tenants

Every owner who lets out accommodation to a Non Manipur Person shall maintain a register in such from as may be prescribed and enter the name and particulars of every Non Manipur Person as tenant, and particulars of such entries shall be submitted by the owner to the Director for every fortnight.

Issue of receipt to the owner

The Director shall enter the name and particulars of the Non Manipur Person furnished under section 5 by the owner in a register to be maintained in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, and shall be issue a receipt to the owner in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, to effect that the tenant has been registered by the owner of the premises.

Offence and penalty

Any owner who fails to furnish the names and particulars of the tenants to the Director within the period specified in section 5 shall be punishable with fine up to a minimum of two thousand rupees but not exceeding five thousand rupees.

Persons to be exempted

8. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to-

(a) the native people of the State of Manipur

(b) persons employed in connection with affairs of 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 may be determined by the State Government from time to time.

Explanation.- For the purpose of this section, production of a valid card issued by the concerned authority of the employee or the educational institution or such other documentary evidence for such employment or studentship.

Protection of action taken in good faith

No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any officer of the State Government for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.

Power to make rules

10. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purpose of this Act.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of foregoing powers, such rule may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely,-

(a) the salaries and allowances and conditions of the service of the officers and staff under sub-section (3) of section 3;

(b) to establish registration centre for Non Manipur Person under sub-section (2) of section 4;

(d) form and manner of renewal of Pass issued under this Act under sub-section (4) of section 4;

(e) forms and manner of issue of the receipt to be issued to the owners under sections 6;

(f) form and manner of maintenance of the register under sub-section (5) of section 4 and section 6; and

(g) any other matter which is required to be, or may be prescribed.

(3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Manipur Legislative Assembly, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive session, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session of successive session aforesaid, the House agrees in making any modification in the rule or the House agrees that the rule should not be made, the rule shall, thereafter, have effect only in such modifies form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

Power to remove difficulties

If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the previous of this Act, the State Government may, by order, make such provisions or give such directions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the removal of the difficulty.

Provided that no such power shall be exercised after the expiry of a period of two years from the commencement of this Act.

STATEMENTS OF OBJECTS AND REASON

Manipur is one of the hill States in the North-Eastern region of India. Manipur has a geographical area of 22,327 sq km which constitutes 0.7% of the total land surface of India. 90% of the total geographical area of the State, i.e. 20,089 sq km is covered by hills and the remaining area is a small valley covering only 2,238 sq km. According to 2011 Census, the population of the State is 28.56 lakhs approximately. The density of the population of Manipur as per 2011 Census was 128 per sq km against 103 per sq km in 2001 Census. The population growth rate of Manipur is found to be higher than that of India.

Before the merger of Manipur to India on 15-10-1949, the entry into Manipur was regulated by imposition of a permit system. That permit system was abolished w.e.f. 18-11-1950 by a notification issued by the then Chief Commissioner of Manipur. Since then, there is no restriction on the entry by the citizen of India. The increase in the population has caused a panic in the mind of the people of Manipur. Of late, a mass movement by the people of Manipur of losing their existence can be done away with a reasonable restriction in the influx of Non-Manipur people. Further, the Non-Manipur people who intended to stay in the State as tenants need to be regulated with certain reasonable restrictions.

It has become therefore, expedient to enact a law to maintain tranquility and police order in the interest of general public by registering the Non-Manipur people and the owners who provide accommodation to the tenants.

The Bill proposes to establish a Directorate for effective supervision to the implementation of the issue of Pass to the Non-Manipur people and issue of receipts to the owners hosting the tenants in the State of Manipur.

Hence the Bill.

Imphal Okram Ibobi

August, 2015

MEMORANDUM ON DELEGATION LEGISLATION

Sub-clause use (3) of Clause 1 of the Bill proposes to empower the State Government to appoint the date for coming into force of the proposed law.

Sub-clause (3) of Clause 3 of the Bill seeks to empower the State Government to prescribe the salaries, allowances and conditions of service of officers and staff of the Directorate of Registration of Non-Manipur persons and tenants.

Sub-clause (2) of Clause 4 of the Bill proposes to empower the State Government to determine places for establishment of the registration centres.

Sub-clause (3) of Clause 4 seeks to empower the State Government to designate as many officers of the State Government as the registration authority.

Sub-clause (4) of Clause 4 of the Bill seeks to empower the State Government to prescribe the form and manner of issue of the pass.

Clause 5 empowers the State Government to prescribe the form of register to be maintained by the owner for entering the names and particulars of the tenants.

Clause 6 empowers the State Government to prescribe the form and the manner for maintenance of the register and the receipt by the Director.

Clause 8(b) empowers the State Government to determine other persons to be exempted from the application of this proposed law.

Clause 10 provides the general rule making power to carry out the purposes of this proposed law.

Clause 11 of the Bill empowers the State Government to remove difficulties for a period of two years from the date of the commencement of the proposed law.

The delegations are not excessive and are normal in character.

FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM

As and when the proposed law is enacted and implemented, to enable the proposed Directorate and its sub-ordinate offices function fully, there will be an approximate non-recurring expenditure of Rs. 10.00 crores for the development of infrastructure and an approximate recurring expenditure of Rs. 80.00 lakhs per annum on account of salaries, maintenance etc. form the Consolidated Fund of the State for running the Directorate of Registration of persons and tenants.

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Three Bills Passed by Government of Manipur:

1. The Protection of Manipur People Bill, 2015

2. The Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (7th Amendment ) Bill, 2015

3. The Manipur Shops and Establishments (2nd Amendment) Bill, 2015

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/09/the-protection-of-manipur-people-bill-2015/

Risky portents in Manipur – The Hindu

Risky portents in Manipur
The Hindu
The crisis in Manipur stems from the demand to stop ‘outsiders’ from buying land in the State, in a context where the local population, predominantly the Meiteis, harbours fears of being marginalised. The valley constitutes only 10 per cent of the …

Risky portents in Manipur
The Hindu
The crisis in Manipur stems from the demand to stop 'outsiders' from buying land in the State, in a context where the local population, predominantly the Meiteis, harbours fears of being marginalised. The valley constitutes only 10 per cent of the …

Risky portents in Manipur – The Hindu

Manipur violence generates heat in Delhi – Assam Times

Assam TimesManipur violence generates heat in DelhiAssam TimesThe violence in Manipur erupts an escalating protest in New Delhi where tribal people from the north eastern state came out opposing the three legislations cleared by the assembly on Monday….

Assam Times

Manipur violence generates heat in Delhi
Assam Times
The violence in Manipur erupts an escalating protest in New Delhi where tribal people from the north eastern state came out opposing the three legislations cleared by the assembly on Monday. Under the banner of the Manipur Tribals Forum in New Delhi …

Violence escalates in Manipur as mob set ablaze education office – Business Standard

Violence escalates in Manipur as mob set ablaze education office
Business Standard
The mob, suspected to comprise members of civil society groups, have been attacking public property following the Manipur government’s adoption of three landmark bills — Protection of Manipur People Bill 2015, Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms …

Violence escalates in Manipur as mob set ablaze education office
Business Standard
The mob, suspected to comprise members of civil society groups, have been attacking public property following the Manipur government's adoption of three landmark bills — Protection of Manipur People Bill 2015, Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms …