Route the PAT Regulation Amendment through Standing Committee of Home: MP

 

Port Blair, Jan 02: The Member of Parliament of Andaman and Nicobar Islands today demanded to route the Proposal copy for amendment of Andaman and Nicobar Islands PAT (protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulations 1956, through Standing Committee of Home or any Parliamentary Committee.

“Let the Amendment of PAT regulation route through the Standing Committee Home, which is the nodal department of A & N Islands. Let the committee give report first. Or the Proposal must be examined by a Parliamentary Committee to know the ground realities,” Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray the lone Member of Parliament of A & N Island told a section of media today at MP Bhavan.

The MP showed documents to the section of media, which proves that the Administration has submitted a proposal for amendment of Andaman and Nicobar Islands PAT (protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulations 1956, to the Secretary of Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs on 19 November 2011.

“If the proposal is finalised and signed by the President of India then the new amendments in PAT regulations will be disastrous for Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Now according to new amendments in Buffer Zone area no private institution can employ more than 19 employees and can have an annual turn over of more than 1 crore. Any such violation will lead to imprisonment. This will bring corruption and also harassment for common man,” the MP said.