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24. Provincial Governments should utilise the services of approved non-official organisations doing
welfare work among the tribals, with a view to adding to the volume of development work, by giving
them grants-in-aid *[Para. *8 of Final Report of Other Than Assam Sub-Committee]*.
25. It should be made compulsory for officials posted to aboriginal tracts to obtain a working
knowledge of the local language within a reasonable period.
26. Posa payments to the frontier tribes should be continued *[Para. *20 (c) of Assam Sub-
Committee Report]*.
The pace of extending administration in the frontier tracts should be greatly accelerated and
additional officers appointed where necessary [Para. *20 (a) of Assam Sub-Committee Report]*.
The Provincial Government should undertake an examination of the position in the frontier tracts with
a view to taking a decision whether any portion could be taken immediately by it under provincial
administration *[par a. *20 (b) of Assam Sub-Committee Report]*.
NOTE. - The contents of Appendix A of the Assam Report [page 19] and of Appendix *C [page 33] of
this volume must be studied for a full picture of the constitutional provisions recommended. *[See also
pages *300 - 32 for Schedule of tribes.]*
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* References to pages, paras., sections and appendices are to pages, paras., sections and appendices in the original reports.
! Including Assam, the total population of the tribes in the provinces is 15.9 millions.
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