The Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region directed Arunachal Pradesh Government to include Hajong and Chakma communities in the COVID-19.
The Chakma and Hajong communities are the migrants from the Chittagong hills of the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
They are still living in relief camps at Arunachal Pradesh.
The Chakmas were predominantly Buddhists and the Hajongs were Hindus.
Currently, these tribes do not have citizenship or land rights in India.