Maharashtra forms nine-member committee for Dhangar issue

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on November 20, 2023
The Maharashtra government has formed a committee to study the methodology used to include other castes in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category. The committee, led by IRS officer Sudhakar Shinde, will visit Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Telangana to gather information. The Dhangar community, currently classified as Nomadic Tribes, is...

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Maharashtra

State in Western India
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Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Official designations given to various groups of indigenous people in India
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Madhya Pradesh

State in central India
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Telangana

State in southern India
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Bihar

State in eastern India
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Lower house of the Parliament of India
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