India News | Himachal's Hatti Community Seeks Centre's Intervention in Formalising ST Status
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Hatti community of Sirmaur district on Wednesday alleged that its members were yet to be given the Scheduled Tribe status formally, and the failure has jeopardised the future of 40,000 local students, who have been deprived of scholarship.
Shimla, Jul 23 (PTI) The Hatti community of Sirmaur district on Wednesday alleged that its members were yet to be given the Scheduled Tribe status formally, and the failure has jeopardised the future of 40,000 local students, who have been deprived of scholarship.
The Hatti Samiti, led by Ramesh Singta, Dalip Singta, and Anuj Sharma, in a press conference, claimed that the students could not avail the scholarship due to a delay in issuing them ST certificates.
The body urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla to intervene in the matter.
The Hatti community of Trans Giri was granted Scheduled Tribe status through an Act passed by the Centre about one and a half years back.
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"We believe in our devatas and again seek blessings of the deity as our leaders are adopting an indifferent attitude," the Hatti Samiti said in a statement.
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