Question : INCLUSION OF GURJAR CASTE IN SCHEDULED TRIBES



(a) whether the people of the Gurjar caste in Rajasthan have been agaitating for the last two years with their demand for inclusion of the said caste in the list of scheduled tribes;

(b) whether the Union Government had asked the State Government to submit the report relating to inclusion of Gurjars in the Scheduled Tribe list but the same has not yet been submitted by the Rajasthan Government;

(c) whether a recent survey shows that the per cent of education among Gurjars is below 0.4;

(d) whether the Government propose to include Gurjar caste in the list of Scheduled Tribes; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT(DR. SANJAY PASWAN)

(a) to (e) The requisite information is being collected.