SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh government issued notification to give Scheduled Tribe status to the Hattee community of Trans-Giri area of Sirmaur district. CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said he would go to Nahan on January 3 to make the announcement.
The implementation of the decision was delayed, as the state government sought some clarification on some points of the August 4, 2023, notification of the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Act, 2023, in the gazette after consulting the law department. A letter was sent to the ministry of tribal affairs on September 23 last year and reminders on November 3 and 6 of last year.
Sukhu, while addressing the media in Shimla on Monday, said the state government received clarification from the Centre on Saturday evening on the Hattee’s status and, that, within no time his government issued a notification.
Residents of the Trans-Giri area were demanding ST status on the lines of the Jaunsar-Bawar area of Uttarakhand which was granted in 1967. Both Trans-Giri and Jaunsar-Bawar area were part of the erstwhile Sirmaur princely state and have similarity in all aspects.
On Monday, a delegation of the Hattee community called on Sukhu in Shimla and thanked him for issuing the notification. Harshwardhan Chauhan, state industries minister, and various representatives of the Hattee community were also present on the occasion.
Jai Ram Thakur, the leader of opposition, said he has fulfilled his promise made to the Hattee community of Trans-Giri area. He said it was the right of people which should have been given 58 years ago.
“Even today, efforts were made to create obstacles for them. After getting approval from the President, there were bids to stall things and stop the Hatee community from being given tribal status,” Thakur said.
He said the Hatte community should have got this status in 1968, the same time that the Jaunsari community of Jaunsar-Bawar in Uttarakhand received it.
The implementation of the decision was delayed, as the state government sought some clarification on some points of the August 4, 2023, notification of the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Act, 2023, in the gazette after consulting the law department. A letter was sent to the ministry of tribal affairs on September 23 last year and reminders on November 3 and 6 of last year.
Sukhu, while addressing the media in Shimla on Monday, said the state government received clarification from the Centre on Saturday evening on the Hattee’s status and, that, within no time his government issued a notification.
Residents of the Trans-Giri area were demanding ST status on the lines of the Jaunsar-Bawar area of Uttarakhand which was granted in 1967. Both Trans-Giri and Jaunsar-Bawar area were part of the erstwhile Sirmaur princely state and have similarity in all aspects.
On Monday, a delegation of the Hattee community called on Sukhu in Shimla and thanked him for issuing the notification. Harshwardhan Chauhan, state industries minister, and various representatives of the Hattee community were also present on the occasion.
Jai Ram Thakur, the leader of opposition, said he has fulfilled his promise made to the Hattee community of Trans-Giri area. He said it was the right of people which should have been given 58 years ago.
“Even today, efforts were made to create obstacles for them. After getting approval from the President, there were bids to stall things and stop the Hatee community from being given tribal status,” Thakur said.
He said the Hatte community should have got this status in 1968, the same time that the Jaunsari community of Jaunsar-Bawar in Uttarakhand received it.