Hatti community demands inclusion as Scheduled Tribe.

Why in news?

• Hatti community of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh have been demanding for inclusion under the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list since 1967 when Hatti from Jaunsar Bawar of Uttarakhand were included in ST list.
• The community in both the states are divided by Giri and Tons rivers but have similar traditions, and inter-marriages are commonplace.
• The Hattis are a close-knit community who got their name from their tradition of selling home grown vegetables, crops, meat and wool etc. at small markets called ‘haat’ in towns.