Jammu : Jammu and Kashmir Border Area Development Conference(JK_BADC), a registered organization working for the welfare of border dwellers and Schedule Tribes of J & K has urged the Jammu and Kashmir Government to expeditiously issue guidelines so that ST category certificates to Pahari tribes are also issued without any hurdle.
Dr. Shazad Ahmed Malik
The organization in its demand stated that though the Parliament of India has passed the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Act, 2024 and have included the Gadda Brahmin, Pahari Ethnic tribe , Koli and Paddari community in the schedule list of tribal communities, moreover the gazette notification of the said act has been published last month but the necessary guidelines by the J & K administration for issuance of ST category certificates to newly inducted communities are awaited.
Dr Shazad Ahmed Malik, Chairman of the BADC and former Vice Chancellor informed that his organization (BADC) is receiving dozens of queries on daily basis from the youth of the newly inducted communities about the procedure, guidelines and check list of documents required to get their ST Category Certificates.
The BADC Chairman urged the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Secretary J & K, Secretary, Social Welfare Department and administrative Secretary J & K Tribal Affairs department to expedite the process and issue necessary guidelines in this regard so that newly inducted communities in the ST list are able to get their Category certificates.
The former VC said it would be most appropriate and just that the ST Category certificates are issued before the start of new academic session for the benefits of the people.CNI
