Preamble

THE NAGALAND BACKWARD TRIBES COMMISSION ACT, 2016 (NAGALAND ACT No.3 OF 2017) Received the assent of the Governor of Nagaland on 24.4.2017 and published in the Nagaland Gazette extraordinary dated 17th May, 2017 An Act An Act to establish a commission for Backward Tribes in the State of Nagaland. An Act to establish a Commission for Backward Tribes in the State of Nagaland to safeguard the rights of backward tribes of the State, with special focus on the six backward tribes (Chang, Khiamniungan, Konyak, Phom, Sangtam and Yimchungru) belonging to Longleang, Kiphere, Mon and Tuensang districts, and study and make recommendations on educational, employment