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Committee suggests 1951 as a cut-off year to define 'indigenous' termNEW DELHI: The 14-member high-powered Committee on Clause-VI of the Assam Accord has suggested the introduction of Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Assam besides making 1951 the cut-off year for defining the “indigenous” people of the State. Till date there have been differences of opinion over the cut-off date for identifying the “indigenous” people of Assam. However, the National Register of Citizen (NRC) was carried out in Assam on the basis of 1971 as cut-off year for identifying the Indians. The committee members, according to sources, also suggested that the ILP should be introduced in Assam so that movement of outsiders could be controlled. Also Read: Centre mulling Inner Line Permit in Assam, awaits Clause 6 panel reportAlso Watch: BJP State President Ranjeet Dass lays foundation stone for erosion protection work at Safakamar.