Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, January 3-
Haryana cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal here today accorded approval to a proposal regarding the deletion of 7 castes namely Aheria, Aheri, Heri, Hari, Turi or Thori from Sr. no. 1, amendment of the word Jangam-Jogi as Jangam at Sr. No. 31 and omission of Rai Sikh caste from Sr. 50 in the State list of Backward Classes (Block-A), in the schedule of the Haryana Backward Classes (Reservation in Services and Admission in educational Institutions) Act, 2016.
The representations has been received from individuals and associations/organizations time and again requesting deletion of Aheria, Aheri, Heri, Hari, Thori or Turi and Rai Sikh communities from State list of Backward Classes (Block-A) as these caste have been included in the list of Scheduled Castes of Haryana by the Central Government.
The Central Government has also deleted these castes from the list of OBCs of Haryana as list of scheduled castes and other backward classes are mutually exclusive and one community cannot be found in the list of Scheduled Castes as well as Backward Classes at the same point of time.
To clear the confusion being faced by the authorities concerned whether to issue SC certificate or BC certificate to these castes and once these caste have been included in the Constitution Schedule Castes order, same are liable to be deleted from the list of Backward Classes.
After deleting Aheria, Aheri, Heri, Hari, Thori or Turi from the list of Backward Classes (Block-A) from Sr. no. 1, Naik caste will remain at Sr. no. 1 and while deleting Rai Sikh from Sr. no. 50, word 'omitted' will be inserted at Sr. no. 50 with effect from June 30, 2016 as the Government of India has also deleted these castes from the OBC list of Haryana from the same date.
Further, at Sr. No. 31 of the BC Block (A) list, Jogi Jangam will be amended at Jangam while other existing enteries will remain as such.
