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| Gujjars demands Tribal University for J&K | | | Early Times Report
Srianagr , June 12: Demanding establishment of a ‘Tribal University’ in Jammu and Kashmir , the Gujjars – a major Scheduled Tribe community today sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Minister for Human Resources , Kapil Sibal to resolve this long pending issue .
The Gujjars through Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation-a frontal organisation of community , sent two separate memorandums to Prime Minister and HRD Minister, duly signed by all the dignitaries of Scheduled Tribe communities of State.
In these documents, it has been urged that there is an urgent need to promote studies and research in tribal art, culture, tradition, language, custom, medicinal systems, forest based economic activities, including special studies in the flora and fauna, and advancements in technologies relating to natural resources of the tribal areas of the state and establishment of a Tribal University can cater all these demands.
Javaid Rahi , secretary of Tribal Foundation told here today “We are demanding a Tribal University in the state prior to 2007 when first ever tribal university was established in Madhya Pradesh added that “two year back a delegation of Tribal dignitaries from J&K state also met with Union Minister for Human Resource Development in New Delhi and submitted a memorandum along with other necessary documents but nothing concrete has emerged out of it, so for”.
He said, 12 Scheduled Tribe communities constitute a sizeable population of Jammu and Kashmir State and Gujjars-Bakerwals comprise 85% of the Scheduled Tribe communities” , adding that “setting up of a university exclusively for promoting avenues for higher education and research facilities for the tribal population and will defiantly trim down the percentage of illiteracy , backwardness and feeling of discriminations among various tribal groups”.
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