Governor Droupadi Murmu has approved the new Jharkhand Tribes Advisory Council headed by Chief Minister Hemant Soren as notified by the Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes Welfare Department of the State Government on Tuesday.
The notification states that in view of the Rule 3 and 4 or the Jharkhand Tribes Advisory Council Rules 2021, the Jharkhand Tribes Advisory Council has been formed. The Chief Minister will be the ex-officio Chairman of the council, while Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes Welfare and Transport Minister Champai Soren has been made the ex-officio deputy chairman of the council.
According to the notification, MLAs Stephen Marandi, Neelkanth Singh Munda, Babulal Marandi, Bandhu Tirkey, Sita Soren, Deepak Birua, Chamra Linda, Koche Munda, Bhushan Tirkey, Sukhram Oraon, Dashrath Gagrai, Vikas Kumar Munda, Naman Vixal Kongadi, Rajesh Kachhap, Sonaram Sinku have been made members of the council. At the same time, Vishwanath Singh Sardar, has been nominated from the Scheduled Castes and Jabal Munda, nominated from the Scheduled Tribes, have been made members.
The Principal Secretary of Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes Welfare department will be the Secretary of the council. The tenure of the members of the council will be as per the provisions of the Jharkhand Tribes Advisory Council Rules 2021. The notification will come into being with immediate effect.