KURMI COMMUNITY
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Context: Train services were affected in parts of West Bengal as a result of the Kurmi community's rail-blockade agitation.
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Kurmu Community
- Kurmi is a non-elite tiller caste in India's lower Gangetic plain, particularly in the southern regions of Awadh, eastern Uttar Pradesh, and parts of Bihar.
- The Kurmis earned praise from Mughal and British administrations for their remarkable work ethic, superior tillage and manuring, and gender-neutral society.
- The Kurmi community is now categorised as Other Backward Classes in Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand, with the Odisha government additionally recognising the community as Socially and Educationally Backward Classes.
- State Governments of Jharkhand and West Bengal have consistently suggested that this community be added to the ST list.
Must Read Articles:
CRITERIA TO DEFINE STs: https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/criteria-to-define-sts
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST): https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/national-commission-for-scheduled-tribes-ncst
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PRACTICE QUESTION Q. Recently the Kurmi Community has frequently been mentioned in the news. They are found in; (A) Gujarat (B) Haryana (C) Karnataka (D) Bihar Answer: D |
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