The Bill introduced in Lok Sabha for Scheduled Tribe status to Hattis.

December 13, 2022

Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda introduced in Lok Sabha ‘The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022’ to grant ST status to the state’s Hattis.
There are around 6 lakh members of the Hatti community Trans-Giri region.
The Bill will amend the existing law to include Hattis in the Scheduled Tribe list.
BJP was defeated in Shillai and Renuka ji constituencies in Sirmaur district where Hattis are in significant numbers.
The Hatti community in the Jaunsar region of Uttrakhand had already been given tribal status. “The Trans-Giri region of Sirmaur shares the border with Jaunsar, and the two have a cultural similarity.