The committee is liable for issuing caste certificates and caste validity certificates to eligible members of the Maratha group, particularly these belonging to the Kunbi, Maratha-Kunbi, and Kunbi-Maratha castes.
The Social Justice and Particular Help Division has issued the federal government determination, as knowledgeable by Social Justice Minister Sanjay Shirsat. It goals to facilitate the issuance of caste certificates and validity certificates to eligible people.
The Maharashtra DGIPR issued an announcement stating that the Maharashtra authorities has prolonged the time period of the Family tree Committee, shaped below the chairmanship of the Tehsildar on the taluka stage, to difficulty caste certificates and caste validity certificates for the Kunbi, Maratha-Kunbi, and Kunbi-Maratha castes to eligible individuals of the Maratha group within the state till June 30, 2026.
The committee, chaired by the Tehsildar, will proceed to confirm and validate caste claims.
The Maratha reservation activist Patil intensified his indefinite starvation strike over his demand to incorporate all Marathas below the Kunbi class, a sub-caste categorized below the OBC class, which can assist the group avail of the advantages of reservation in authorities jobs and schooling.Jarange Patil's well being remained below medical supervision, with medical doctors from the Marathwada Maratha Medical Affiliation offering common check-ups.”On behalf of Marathwada Maratha Medical Affiliation, we're making an ambulance and medical facility out there (to Manoj Jarange Patil). We examine his primary parameters frequently…We are going to do his routine checkup now,” Dr Kale advised ANI.
In the meantime, supporters of Jarange Patil staged demonstrations in Mumbai, significantly close to the busy Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). Mumbai Police officers and Railway Safety Drive (RPF) personnel have been deployed to handle the state of affairs and guarantee order.
Earlier at this time, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar assured {that a} answer can be discovered to the demand for reservation for the Maratha group.
Deputy CM Pawar additionally urged the protesters to comply with courtroom orders and keep peace within the space.
On Friday, Jarange Patil was granted time until August 30 to proceed his protest at Azad Maidan.
“On this regard, the federal government has shaped a committee below the chairmanship of Radha Krishna Vikhe Patil, and discussions are ongoing with them. The Structure has given everybody the suitable to protest, nevertheless it must be performed peacefully. Our Mahayuti authorities is making efforts in order that nobody is pressured to take to the streets. I'm assured {that a} answer will definitely be discovered. The orders given by the courtroom relating to protests have to be adopted. We're constructive about this matter and genuinely wish to resolve the problem,” Pawar stated.
“I firmly imagine that by dialogue, an answer will certainly emerge. In Maharashtra, our stand is that each group ought to get justice. The answer can solely be discovered throughout the framework of legislation, and the committee shaped below the chairmanship of Radha Krishna Vikhe Patil is repeatedly making efforts on this course,” he added.
After the agitation, on February 20, 2024, the Eknath Shinde-led authorities within the state introduced a Invoice to increase 10 per cent reservation to Marathas above the 50 per cent mark cap. Nevertheless, on Could 5, 2021, the Supreme Court docket struck down reservations for the Maratha group in schools, increased instructional establishments, and jobs, after noting that there was no legitimate floor to breach the 50 per cent reservation whereas granting Maratha reservation.