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NCP (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad demands ST quota for Banjaras
Updated On: 11 September, 2025 03:31 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
On September 2, the Maharashtra government issued a resolution on the Hyderabad Gazette and announced the formation of a committee to facilitate the issuance of Kunbi caste certificates to Marathas who are able to produce documentary evidence recognising them as Kunbis in the past
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NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad has said the Banjara community in Maharashtra should be given reservation and Scheduled Tribe (ST) status as per the Hyderabad Gazette, if it is being implemented in the state, reported news agency PTI.
The legislator from the Opposition party claimed the Banjara community comes under the ST category in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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