ST status for Hattee community

January 3, 2024

Himachal Pradesh Government issued a notification granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the Hattee community.
About 6 lakh Hattees residing in 95 villages of 58 panchayats spread across the four Assembly segments of Shillai, Renukaji, Pachhad and Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur district stand to benefit from the order.
- The Scheduled Caste (SC) community has been excluded from the notification.
This has paved the way for the Hattee community to be entitled for reservation in educational institutions and government jobs.
The Hattees had been demanding ST status since 1967 when the people of adjoining areas of Jaunsar Bawar, now in Uttarakhand, were given this benefit.
As per the notification issued by Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Hattee refers to permanent residents of the Trans Giri area of Sirmaur district.