Srinagar: The G D Sharma commission has also recommended ST status for Paddari tribe, Gadda Brahmans, Kolis, and Paharis, in Jammu and Kashmir.
A report by news agency IANS quoting sources said the inclusion of these tribes along with Paharis as STs has been recommended by Sharma commission and these recommendations have been received by the Union ministry of tribal affairs.
“The draft recommending the inclusion of Paharis, Paddari tribals, Kolis and Gadda Brahmans as STs will have to be approved by the Union cabinet after which it will be tabled before Parliament,” the report auoted the sources further saying.
“This can happen during the November-December winter session of the Parliament,” sources added.
For inclusion of these communities as STs in JK as per the recommendations of the Sharma commission, Parliament will have to pass an amendment to the country’s Reservation Act.
The G.D. Sharma commission recommendations follow the report of the delimitation commission headed by Justice (Retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai that has reserved 9 seats for STs and 6 for the SCs in the 90-seated JK Assembly.
With the inclusion of Pahari tribals, Paddaris, Kolis and Gadda Brahmans, it is possible that the number of seats reserved for the STs in the JK Assembly might go up.
In job reservation, the STs get 10 per cent while the SCs get 8 per cent, the report said.
