Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN)?
A. Its objective is to prevent outsiders from obtaining fake indigenous certificates for seeking jobs and benefits of government schemes.
B. The State government had formed a three-member panel headed by retired bureaucrat Banuo Z. Jamir for “examining and advising” on the implementation of RIIN.
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
Explanation:
An apex body of Naga tribes has asked the Nagaland government not to be hasty with the exercise to prepare the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN), seen as a variant of Assam’s National Register of Citizens. Its objective is to prevent outsiders from obtaining fake indigenous certificates for seeking jobs and benefits of government schemes. The State government had formed a three-member panel headed by retired bureaucrat Banuo Z. Jamir for “examining and advising” on the implementation of RIIN.