Institutional overlap Institutional overlap Assam government introduced the bills, which if passed by the current winter session of the Assam Assembly will pave the way for constitution of interim governments of the three new autonomous councils – Moran Autonomous Council, Matak Autonomous Council and Kamatapur Autonomous Council. | 29 Dec 2020 5:52 AM GMT Assam government introduced the bills, which if passed by the current winter session of the Assam Assembly will pave the way for constitution of interim governments of the three new autonomous councils – Moran Autonomous Council, Matak Autonomous Council and Kamatapur Autonomous Council. The powers and functions of the autonomous councils created under the state acts still have many grey areas which deserve focused attention from policy makers. Creation of the councils have triggered hopes for flow of dedicated fund for uplift of the areas under these councils. Creation of the autonomous councils under the state act as a response to the aspirations of different ethnic communities in the state was started by the then Congress government in 1995. The state government created Rabha Hasong Autonomous council, Tiwa Autonomous Council and Mising Autonomous Council in 1995 while the Congress government created three more autonomous councils – Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council, Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council, and the Deori Autonomous Council in 2005. The councils have core and satellite areas as there is no geographical contiguity of the villages with majority of the particular community for which the autonomous council has been set up. The powers of these councils include the formulation of the integrated development plans, implementation of schemes and programmes, appoint Class III and IV staff, issue permit for trade and commerce, impose and collect levy or tax. The government provides Tribal Sub-Plan and other resources to these councils.