During its two-day Madhya Pradesh visit, the National Backward Classes Commission held a public hearing chaired by Justice V Eswaraiya for including castes, communities and sub-castes of backward classes of Madhya Pradesh in the Central list.
Members of Aanjna, Otari-Ghadwa-Jharia-Kaser, Baiswar, Batti-Baretha-Rajak, Bhopa-Manbhav, Vishnoi, Damani, Davej, Duker, Kolhati, Koshtkati (lingayat), Gayar-Pardhaniya, Golan-Gawlan-Gaulan and Haridas castes were heard.
Those present at the hearing included National Backward Classes Commission’s members SK Kharventhan, AK Saini, Shakeel Uzzma Ansari, State Backward Classes Commission’s Chairman Madhu Verma, member laxmi Yadav, Additional Chief Secretary Backward Classes and Minorities Suranjana Ray, Principal Secretary Vishwamohan Upadhyay, State Commission’s Secretary Nisar Ahmad. Representatives of 53 castes and communities of backward classes from various districts of Madhya Pradesh are participating in the public hearing.
In the noon, the commission knew intension of representatives and held detailed discussions on the problems of Jadam, Janma lodhi, Joshi (Bhaddri), Dakota Kalar (Jaiswal), Dadsena, Kamriya, Kodar, Kohri, Kudmi, lingayat, Kshelanga, Telanga, lodha (Tanwar), Mahakul (Raut), Mandhav, Mowar, Phoomali-Phoolmari, Rajjhad and Rajjad castes and sub-castes.
Apart from considering applications received for enlisting of backward classes in Central list, the commission is also hearing complaints about over and under-inclusion of any backward caste. Backward classes population in the State is 3.70 crore, which is 51.02 per cent of the population. According to Census-2011, State’s population is 7.26 crore, which is 6 per cent of State’s population. Similarly, Scheduled Castes constitute 15.51 per cent and Scheduled Tribes 21.1 per cent of Madhya Pradesh’s total population. Thus, 87 per cent people of the State belong to SC, ST and backward classes.