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Kurubas demanding ST category in Karnataka

Kurubas demanding ST category in Karnataka The Kuruba community has been demanding the Schedule Tribe tag and held a massive rally in the outskirts of Bengaluru The Kurubas of Karnataka are a traditional sheep-rearing community. They are known by different names in other states, such as Kuruma in Andhra Pradesh, Golla in southern Karnataka, Dhangar in Maharashtra, Pal in Rajasthan, and Maldhari/Gadariya in Gujarat. They subscribe to the teachings of Kanakadasa who was a re

Panchayat Implementation in 6th Schedule Areas

Panchayat Implementation in 6th Schedule Areas The Union Minister of State for Home informed the Lok Sabha on March 23, 2021, that there is no proposal presently to introduce the Panchayat system in the Sixth Schedule areas of Assam. What is Sixth Schedule? The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India protects tribal populations and provides autonomy to them by allowing the formation of autonomous administrative councils that can frame laws on land, public health, agric

Addition of Tribes to the List of STs

Addition of Tribes to the List of STs Four tribes, including those from Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Chhattisgarh, have just been added to the list of Scheduled Tribes with the approval of the Union Cabinet. About The communities that were recently added to the list were the Hatti tribe in the Trans-Giri region of Sirmour district in Himachal Pradesh, the Narikoravan and Kurivikkaran hill tribes in Tamil Nadu, and the Binjhia in Chhattisgarh, who were listed as ST in Jharkhand a

Ladakh's Sixth Schedule Demand

Ladakh's Sixth Schedule Demand Recently, India's Union Home Ministry refused to respond to a question about Ladakh's inclusion in the Constitution's Sixth Schedule. Background of the issue: Demand for UT status: The Buddhist-dominated Leh district has long sought UT status because it felt neglected by the former state government, which was dominated by politicians from Kashmir and Jammu. Separation from J&K: On August 5, 2019, the former state of Jammu & Kas

Hakku Patra

Hakku Patra Five families from the Banjara (Lambani) clan received Hakku Patra (land title deeds) from the Prime Minister in a symbolic ceremony in Malkhed, in the Karnataka district of Kalaburagi. The ceremony was organised by the State Revenue Department. The Banjaras are a significant scheduled caste sub-group in Karnataka, despite the fact that given the way they live, they are viewed as a tribal tribe. What are title deeds or hakku patras? The holder of a title deed i