Pahari Tribe ST Forum submits memorandum to Hon'ble Prime Minister of India through Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri regarding granting of due ST status to the Pahari Tribe as earliest.
Deputy Commissioner, Rajouri Vikas Kundal received the memorandum and assured the delegation that the document in original shall be submitted to the desired office.
Pertinent to mention recently Jammu and Kashmir Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission has submitted its interim and supplementary reports to the Government on reservations to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Paharis and inclusion of new areas and castes in the OBC category.
A final call is now expected to be taken shortly by the Jammu and Kashmir Government followed by the Union Home Ministry after which the issue of reservations will go to the Parliament.
This is well assumed that the Paharis are likely to get the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status which will make them eligible for political reservations too as the Delimitation Commission has reserved 10 per cent seats in the Legislative Assembly of 90 constituencies for STs.
Final report is yet to be given by the Commission which was set up in March 2020 with two-year term to finalize recommendations. However, it has submitted an interim and supplementary report to Jammu and Kashmir Government.
The Commission is headed by Justice (Retired) GD Sharma and comprised Rup Lal Bharti and Munir Khan as Members.
Those prominent Executive Members of Pahari Tribe ST Forum who were the part of delegation includes Adv. Ahsan Mirza, Vikrant Sharma, Bharat Vaid, Sri Nagesh, Hameed Malik, Manir Mirza, Raj kumaar Sharma, Rajinder Sharma, Jahanger Alam Khan, Ahamed Khan, Manzoor Khan, Zahid Iqbal, Om Parkash Sharma, Rangbaz Khan and Mujhied Hussain.
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