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Gujarat to form 5-member panel to decide ‘real’ tribals of Gir forest

The announcement to set up the five-member commission was made by Forest and Tribal Development Minister Ganpat Vasava on Tuesday in Gandhinagar after a Cabinet meeting.

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Gujarat to form 5-member panel to decide ‘real’ tribals of Gir forest

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GANDHINAGAR, JULY 8

The Gujarat government has decided to set up a commission under a retired High Court judge to decide ‘real beneficiaries’ who are entitled to be considered as Scheduled Tribes of Gir, Barda and Alech forest areas of the Saurashtra region.
Tribal Development Minister Ganpat Vasava. – File photo

The announcement to set up the five-member commission was made by Forest and Tribal Development Minister Ganpat Vasava on Tuesday in Gandhinagar after a Cabinet meeting.
“Following a discussion in the Cabinet meeting, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has decided to set up a commission under a retired High Court judge.
“The commission will also have two retired district court judges, one retired forest officer, and a retired additional collector-rank officer,” Vasava told reporters.
“The commission would decide as on 1956, who can be considered as real beneficiaries entitled to be considered as Scheduled Tribes (ST) of Gir, Barda, and Alech regions,” the minister added.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had a meeting on Tuesday with the leaders of Rabaari, Bharvad, and Charan communities regarding the issue. This meeting was also attended by two senior ministers – Bhupendrasinh Chudasama and R. C. Faldu.
Though Maldharis, a community whose members belong to castes such as Bharwad and Rabari – of Gir, Alech and Barda – were included among the Scheduled Tribes since 1956, they are not classified as STs outside those forest areas.
The traditional occupation of the Maldhari community is cattle rearing. Outside those forest areas, Bharwad, Rabari, and Charan castes of the community figure in the OBC list.
Tribal leaders had earlier staged protests in Gandhinagar claiming that Maldharis, who have now shifted outside these three forest areas, are not entitled to get reservation benefits as STs.
They claimed Maldharis must live in forests to avail benefits entitled to adivasis.
The tribal agitators even alleged officials have issued ST certificates to many non-eligible Maldharis in the past.
On the other side, Maldharis, too, had staged protests in the past over the issue to safeguard their interest.
They claimed that though some of them have moved out of forest land, they should still be considered as STs under provisions that came into effect in 1956.

Tags: and Alech regionsand Charan communitiesBardaBharvadBhupendrasinh Chudasama and R. C. Faldu.Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay RupaniRabaariScheduled Tribes (ST) of Gir
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