Jaipur: The Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Janadhikar Samiti Friday demanded that the Rajasthan govt provide a separate 10% reservation for those communities, along with residential land rights, protection from eviction without rehabilitation, and amendments to the state’s recognised caste list to ensure greater access to welfare benefits.Addressing a press-conference in Jaipur, members of the Samiti said the long-pending demands were aimed at securing social justice and addressing the socioeconomic challenges faced by these communities.Regional co-coordinator Rakesh Didawat said communities belonging to the denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic category that currently fall under the Scheduled Castes , Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes should either continue receiving reservation benefits through proper classification or be removed from their existing categories and granted a separate 10% reservation.The organisation also sought amendments to Rajasthan’s official list of 32 recognised denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic castes. Regional coordinator Ramkishor Yogi said discrepancies in the existing list should be rectified and sub-castes should be included alongside the registered castes. He cited communities such as Jogi Kanfata, Nath, Rawal, Yogi, Kalbeliya, Sapera, Bansphod, Paua, Kanipa, Vadi and Badi, while urging the govt to include other eligible communities that have been left out of the list.The Samiti further demanded that the state organise special camps in both rural and urban areas to issue residential land pattas to families belonging to these communities. It also urged the govt to ensure that no family is displaced without first being rehabilitated and allotted residential land.In addition, the organisation called for the establishment of residential schools and hostels at every district headquarters for children from these communities. It also sought free higher education and coaching facilities for meritorious students, citing the weak economic condition of many families.
