Consider the following statements: 1. Bru or Reang is a community indigenous to Northeast India, living mostly in Tripura, Mizoram, and Assam. 2. In Tripura, they are recognised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG). Which of the statements above given is/are NOT correct?

The correct answer is Neither 1 nor 2 . In News - Recently, there were some clashes between security personnel and demonstrators protesting against a government plan to settle Mizoram Bru refugees in Kanchanpur subdivision of North Tripura district in the State. Important Points In January 2020, Union Home Minister Amit Shah presided over the signing of a quadripartite accord between his Ministry, State governments of Mizoram and Tripura, and leaders of Bru refugees to permanently settle evacuees in Tripura , ending a 23-year-old imbroglio. What is in the Bru agreement? All Bru currently living in temporary relief camps in Tripura will be settled in the state if they want to stay on. The Bru who returned to Mizoram in the eight phases of repatriation since 2009, cannot, however, come back to Tripura. Who are Bru Bru or Reang is a community indigenous to Northeast India, living mostly in Tripura, Mizoram, and Assam . Hence, statement 1 is correct. In Tripura, they are recognized as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group . Hence, statement 2 is correct. In Mizoram, they have been targeted by groups that do not consider them indigenous to the state. In 1997, following ethnic clashes, nearly 37,000 Brus fled the Mamit, Kolasib, and Lunglei districts of Mizoram and were accommodated in relief camps in Tripura . Since then, 5,000 have returned to Mizoram in eight phases of repatriation, while 32,000 still live in six relief camps in North Tripura. Additional Information PVTGs are more vulnerable among the tribal groups. The criteria for identifying Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups are: - Pre-agricultural level of technology, Low level of literacy, Economic backwardness, A declining or stagnant population. ​ Source - https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/understanding-the-bru-refugees-settlement-mizoram-tripura-6224956/ https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1577166