Acting on a writ petition filed by the Meetei (Meitei) Trade Union, the Manipur High Court on April 19 had directed the state government to consider the case of the petitioners for inclusion in the Scheduled Tribe list expeditiously.

Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/05/04/army-continues-flag-marches-in-violence-hit-manipur-districts-govt-issues-shoot-at-sight-order/

For Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates, the qualifying aggregate is 65 per cent in class 12 board exams.

Source: https://www.ndtv.com/education/jee-main-advanced-2023-75-per-cent-eligibility-criteria-relaxed-for-top-20-percentile-students-each-board-iit-nit-admission

Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates have 7.5 percent of seats in every course.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/education/jee-main-admit-card-2023-session-2-live-updates-websites-to-download-hall-ticket-exam-day-guidelines-jeemain-nta-nic-in-8528230/

The Solidarity march was called to protest against the longstanding demand for inclusion of the state’s Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category, following an April 19 directive by the Manipur High Court.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/manipur/all-you-need-to-know-about-manipur-violence-8592033/

This is reflected in the demand that the Meitei also be given the Constitutional status of Scheduled Tribe (ST) which the Christian Kukis, Mizos, Nagas and other tribes enjoy.

Source: http://southasiajournal.net/manipur-violence-portends-fires-in-indias-tribal-belt/

Violent clashes have taken place in Manipur after a ‘tribal solidarity march’ was organized in the hill districts on May 3 to protest against the demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status by the Meitei community.

Source: https://www.weeklyblitz.net/news/manipur-violence-amit-shah-will-hold-an-all-party-meeting-today-on-the-situation-in-manipur/