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| Only 'Tribal Policy' can pave way for ST development: Gujjars | | 
Jammu, July 23, (Scoop News)-Pleading to formulate a well defined 'tribal policy' for Jammu and Kashmir state -the members of Gujjars and Bakerwal communities today asked government to address issues of 12 Scheduled Tribe groups of state which constitute 25% population.
In a programme organise by Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation here today they stressed state governmentt to rehabilitate nomads enabling them to get , education, health , health and other facilities. The programme was presided over by well-known researcher of Gujjar community Dr. Javaid Rahi while a number of tribal elders and youths were present on the occasion .
Dr. Javaid Rahi in his address stated that tribal communities should be allowed to develop by practising their own way of life and according to their own genius . He said this help in their overall growth. He also backed the demand of formulation of a policy which can in eradication illiteracy , economic instability, and cultural shyness in nomads . He said such policy can pave a way for grant of rights on forest and other ancestral lands on prototype of other tribes residing in different states of India.
"The problems of Tribal and nomadic communities of J&K are the same which were being faced by other ST communities of India and J&K tribes are entitled for same treatment under Constitution of India available to tribes of other states , he said added that they must be treated at par with tribal of other states of India.
He said , present govt is pro tribes as they were the first to establish firstever 'Tribal Ministry ' in the state presently headed by Chief Minister , Mehboba Mufti who is also the Tribal Minister and our expectation from her are so high as she is capable enough to give a new vision to state in term of Tribal development.
The other speakers stated that a majority of Scheduled Tribes continue to live below the poverty line, have poor literacy rates, suffer from malnutrition and disease and are vulnerable to displacement requires special attention of State government . They said that the Scheduled Tribes in general are repositories of indigenous knowledge and wisdom in certain aspects which must be preserved immidaitaly and tribal policy must be famulated with the aims to address each of these problems in a concrete way. It also lists out measures to be taken to preserve and promote tribals’ cultural heritage and languages.
Others who spoke on the occasion included Mohammad Aslam Dhakar, Waseem Gorsi , Dil Mohammad Cheichi, Alam Din Choudhary,Dr. Nafees Ahmed, Zahir Ahmad Khatana and others
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