A 15-member committee will be formed to solve the problems of the Gujjar community. A meeting will be held of the committee on a monthly basis. Gujjars will be given 30 percent reservation in recruitment to Tiger Force.
Gujjars would also be provided photo IDs as well as ration cards and considering them to be under BPl, they will also be given security under Food Security Act. Their livestock will also be registered by the forest officials. Medical care will be provided to them through 108.
The children of the Gujjar community who are at the age of attaining education will be provided scholarships. They will also be given benefit under old age pension as well as pensions for widows.These announcements were made by the Chief Minister at the FRI Conference Hall while addressing the Second State level Gujjar Conference.
The CM further said that the government was committed to providing ownership rights to the Gujjars on their lands. For this, talks will be held with the Union Forest and Environment Minister, as well as the Prime Minister. The CM said that that the Government was making all efforts to ensure comfortable living for the Gujjars. He added that he would visit all villages made for the Gujjars and look into the arrangements.
He stated that Gujjars will get an identity once they are registered and Government benefits as well. Speaking on the occasion, the Revenue & Irrigation Minister, Yashpal Arya, said that the Gujjars will be provided with basic needs. He said it is important that their rights were provided and they be linked to the mainstream.
The gathering was also addressed by Tourism Minister Amrita Rawat, Parlimentary Secretary Hemesh Kharkwal, Principal Forest Conservator Dr RBS Rawat and Principal Forest Conservator SS Sharma. The Gujjars who put forward their opinions were Roshan from Gaindikhata, Mustafa from Pathri, Mustafa Chopra from Ramgarh, Irshad from Cheelawali, Wazir from lansdowne Range, Shamsheer Rana from Haridwar Shivalik Range, Rehman from Corbett Reserve and Mohammad Shami and Gama.