Guwahati, July 9 -- The proposal to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities in Assam remains under the consideration of the Central Government, with the Assam government informing the Legislative Assembly on Thursday that no timeline can be specified for completion of the process.

Replying to a question by MLA Chakradhar Gogoi, Tribal Affairs Minister Ranoj Pegu said the inclusion of communities in the Scheduled Tribe list falls exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Centre and Parliament, and the state government is therefore not in a position to indicate when a final decision would be taken.

Pegu told the House that the Centre had sought a detailed report and recommendations from the Assam government to ensure that th...