India, Oct. 10 -- Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika formally distributed Permanent Resident Certificates (PRCs) to 118 Moran families on Friday during a programme held in Tinsukia district of upper Assam.

"The Tinsukia District Administration organized the distribution ceremony in collaboration with the All Moran Students' Union, Assam Moran Sabha, and other organisations. We held the event at Balijan Public Auditorium, Philobari," Hazarika stated on X.

The Assam Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, made the decision earlier to restore recognition and equal rights to the indigenous Moran community members who have lived in parts of Arunachal Pradesh for generations without proper documentation.

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