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This is a list of Scheduled Castes in India. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are those considered the most socio-economic disadvantaged in India, and are officially defined in the Constitution of India in order to aid equality initiatives. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 lists 1,109 castes across 28 states. [1]
Chasas are classified under the OBC category in Odisha, where Odapadhan, a subdivision of the Chasa caste, belong to the SEBC category.Risley notes that, since the caste system is not practiced as per the Varna model he was idolizing, it was possible for outsiders to become Chasas, and wealthy Chasas who took up the title Mohanty could marry into Karana families. [12]
Puran (Bhanja Puran or Tamudia Puran) is a caste group of East India. They are primarily inhabitants of Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand. [1] They are currently considered as Other Backward Class, [2] but Jharkhand and Odisha government proposed to include in Scheduled Tribes list. [3] [4]
Pages in category "Scheduled Castes of Odisha" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Nat (caste) P. Pano (caste) R. Ramnami Samaj; T.
Bishnoi/Vishnoi in only State [74] OBC list in Rajasthan State. Goldsmith or Sunar/Soni/Sunar/Swarankar in Central [75] [76] [77] as well as the State [78] OBC list in Rajasthan. Khatris in the National [79] as well as State [80] OBC list of Tamil Nadu. Aras (Urs) community of the Mysore Wodeyars in Karnataka. [81] Kathis in the central list of ...
19 Only Muslim Bhangis such as the Halalkhor and Lalbegi are in the OBC list; the Hindu sections have Scheduled Caste status. 20 Only Muslim Dhobis are in the OBC list, the Hindu section have Scheduled Caste status. 21 Only Muslim Mochis are in the OBC list, the Hindu section have Scheduled Caste status. 22 caste mahigeer faruki ob list
The evolution of the lower caste and tribe into the modern-day Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe is complex. The caste system as a stratification of classes in India originated about 2,000 years ago, and has been influenced by dynasties and ruling elites, including the Mughal Empire and the British Raj.
The classification of the Panika under India's system of positive discrimination varies from one state to another. The entire community had been classified as a Scheduled Tribe (ST) by the Government of India in 1949 but in 1971 the Government of Madhya Pradesh redesignated those in what was then that state's Chhattisgarh region as being an Other Backward Class (OBC).