PERMANENT RESIDENT CERTIFICATE (PRC)

About: 

• What is PRC? It is a legal document issued to Indian citizens that serves as evidence of residence and is required to be submitted as residential proof for official purpose. 
  
  
• Recent proposal: 
  • The Arunachal Pradesh government is considering issuing the certificate to the six non-APSTs communities who are not natives of AP but have been living in Namsai and Changlang districts for decades and to the Gorkhas living in Vijaynagar. 
    
    
  • Amongst those communities are Deoris, Sonowal Kacharis, Morans, Adivasis and Mishings. Most of these communities are recognised as Scheduled Tribes in neighbouring Assam. 
    
    
  • This is being done on the basis of recommendations made by the Nabam Rebia-led Joint High Power Committee (JHPC). 
    
    
  
  
  
• Protests: 
  • There is resentment among several community-based groups and organisations in AP, who feel the rights and interests of indigenous people will be compromised if the proposal is implemented. 
    
    
  • Two people were killed and several injured in protests over the proposal.