The Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s (LG) administration has approved 10% reservation for newly-included tribes, including Paharis, in the Schedule Tribe (ST) and added 15 new castes in the Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
J&K LG Manoj Sinha approved the proposal of the Social Welfare Department to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Rules, 2005.
“In light of addition of four new tribes i.e. Pahari Ethnic Group, Paddari Tribe, Kolis and Gadda Brahmins, to the Scheduled Tribes Order as applicable to the J&K by the Parliament, the Administrative Council approved 10% reservation in favour of newly added tribes taking the overall reservation for STs to 20%,” a spokesman of the Raj Bhawan said.
