Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Nagaland's Five Tribes Prepare for Protests as Job Quota Deadline Passes

The Five Tribes Committee plans peaceful marches after the state government fails to respond to their demands for a review of the 48-year-old job reservation policy.

Representatives of 5 tribes committee and others. (NP)

Overview

  • The Five Tribes Committee's 30-day ultimatum to the Nagaland government to review the job reservation policy expired on May 26, 2025, without a response.
  • The committee represents Angami, Ao, Lotha, Rengma, and Sumi tribes, collectively constituting nearly 55% of the Scheduled Tribe population in the state.
  • Introduced in 1977 as a temporary measure, the job reservation policy has remained unchanged for 48 years despite calls for periodic reviews.
  • The committee is demanding either the scrapping of the current policy or allocation of the remaining unreserved quota exclusively to the five tribes.
  • Student bodies representing Backward Tribes oppose the demands, arguing that changes to the policy would harm marginalized communities benefiting from the current system.