Vijyender Sharma
SHIMLA-----Union Tribal Development Ministry today assured Hatti community of Sirmour District that it will take positive and time bound steps to meet their long pending demand of providing tribal status to the community to integrate them with mainstream society and pave way for their speedy economical and social development through various upliftment programmes of central govt ministries and state govts .
The assurance was given by union tribal development minister Sh Jual ORam in New Delhi to a delegations of elected representatives of Sirmour District comprising community leaders of Hatti community , MLAs of concerned areas , Panchayat Raj Institutions representatives which met him today under the leadership of Sh Virender Kashyap Shimla Member Parliament and demanded declaration of entire Trans – Giri area of Sirmour District as Tribal Area on the pattern of Jaunsar --Bawar area of adjoining Uttrakand state due to similarity in topography, geography , social , cultural and other similaries in customs , traditions and life style of local populations with their neighbour in Uttrakand state.The entire Trans Giri area still practices ancient traditions and culture that are different from rest of country
Shimla Member Parliament Sh Virender Kashyap led delegation told union tribal development minister that state govt has recommended the declaration of around 2.5 lakh population of entire Hatti Community in entire Trans Giri as Tribal Area and told that Hatti Community of sirmour district living in 127 panchayats in Rajgarh, Shillai , Sangrah, Kamrau and Paonta Sahib area fulfills all eligibility conditions laid down by Lokur Committee for declaring the area as Scheduled Tribe area as Hatti community lead a separate and excluded existence and are not fully assimilated into modern mainstream society due to tough geographical and topographical conditions and limited avenues of employments due to lack of modern educational facilities in the area . He told
that area has not been given tribal status despite of the facts that various survey reports have repeatedly recommended granting of tribal status to area and added that Trans Giri area and Jonsar Babar shared same lifestyle, culture and traditions but the later was granted tribal status when it was shifted to Uttar Pradesh in 1967 but Trans Giri area was not granted the tribal status despite facts favouring it and added that the Trans Giri and Jaunsar Babar area both remained part of earstwhile Sirmour Kingdom and both areas have unique similarity in all aspects and needs to be treated at par in all spheres.
He told that Union Home Minister Sh Rajnath Singh during his election campaign in Nahan in Sirmour District during parliamentary election in year 2014 had assured Hatti Community that BJP Led govt will provide justice to them and pave way for their speedy development
Sh Virender Kashyap Shimla Member Parliament said that this case has been repeatedly raised in parliament and various other forms and constitutional bodies for speedy justice to the people of Trans Giri Areas so as the area could be developed at par with other areas and local youths could get reservations under Tribal category and the budgetary provisions available under Tribal Sub Plan and other central govt schemes could be provided to local area for overall development and integrate the area with rest of world for emotional integrations
Sh Baldev Tomar MLA Shillai , Sh Suresh Kashyap MLA Pachhad, Sh Sukh Ram Choudhary EX MLA , Sh Chander Mohan Thakur and Chairpersons of District Council Sirmour , BDC Rajgarh, Paonta Sahib, Sangrah and Shillai and Major functionaries of Hatti samiti were part of the delegations
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