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Source: The post is based on the article “Lok Sabha clears Bill to include Hattee community in ST list of Himachal Pradesh” published in The Hindu on 16th December 2022
What is the News?
Lok Sabha has passed the Bill to include the Hattee community in the Trans-Giri region of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh in the Scheduled Tribes list of the State.
Further, Rajya Sabha has also passed a Bill which seeks to give the ST status to the Gond community in four districts of Uttar Pradesh.
Who are Hattis?
Who are Gonds?
Gonds are one of the largest tribal groups in the world.
They are mostly found in the Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh, Bastar district of Chhattisgarh and parts of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha.
Gonds are subdivided into four tribes namely Raj Gonds, Madia Gonds, Dhurve Gonds and Khatulwar Gonds.
Their staple foods are two kinds of millet: kodo and kutki.Rice is mostly consumed during festival feasts. Gonds believe that earth, water and air are ruled by Gods.
