The Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, in a resolution dated September 2, announced the formation of these committees to verify and issue Kunbi certificates to members of the Maratha community who can provide historical evidence of Kunbi lineage, a key demand of quota activist Manoj Jarange
The government resolution (GR) also mentioned implementing the Hyderabad gazetteer. Representational Pic
Village-level committees formed under a recent Maharashtra government resolution (GR) to process applications for Kunbi caste certificates will soon undergo training, an official confirmed on Wednesday.
The Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, in a resolution dated September 2, announced the formation of these committees to verify and issue Kunbi certificates to members of the Maratha community who can provide historical evidence of Kunbi lineage, a key demand of quota activist Manoj Jarange, according to the news agency PTI.
Kunbi is a social group classified as an Other Backward Class (OBC) in Maharashtra.
The government resolution (GR) also mentioned implementing the Hyderabad gazetteer.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Collector Dilip Swami stated that the guidelines for the training have not yet been received.
"The process to issue (Kunbi) certificates is not yet finalised. No application for issuing caste certificates (for Kunbis) is pending in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. According to the new GR, village-level committees have been formed," Swami stated, reported news agency PTI.
He said the village panels will verify applications, check records, and submit reports to the concerned offices, which will issue certificates.
"We have received a letter (from the government) about imparting training to these teams," he said, adding that training sessions have been planned from Thursday, subject to receipt of guidelines.
Mumbai: Bhujbal opposes Maratha quota GR, demands withdrawal or amendment
The Maharashtra government is facing a fresh clash from within. Chhagan Bhujbal, a cabinet minister and NCP (Ajit Pawar) MLA, has opposed the Government Resolution (GR) on the Maratha reservation, demanding that the document be withdrawn or amended. But, for now, the government is in no mood to reverse its decision.
Bhujbal is said to have written a letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, asking the government to withdraw or change its September 2 order. The GR allows the use of the Hyderabad gazette to give Marathas the status of Kunbis, an Other Backward Class (OBC), a move Bhujbal has strongly objected to.
According to Mantralaya sources, Bhujbal penned the letter in his capacity as the founder-president of Akhil Bharatiya Mahatma Phule Samata Parishad, instead of writing as a minister or NCP leader. Speaking to the media in Mantralaya, Bhujbal claimed that the government should not have called Marathas Kunbis. “The GR needs to be withdrawn or amended,” the OBC strongman added.
(With PTI inputs)
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