Kudumi Mahato
The Indian Succession Act, 1865
5th Schedule Area of Orissa
The Kudumi Mahato (also spelled as Kurmbis, Kudmi, Kurmi Mahto/Mahato or Kudumi Mohanta/Mahanta) are a community found in India. They are categorised as an Other Backward Class.[1]
Official classification
The Kudumi were classified as a Notified Tribe by the British Raj under the terms of the Indian Succession Act introduced in 1865 as they have customary rules of succession.[2] Subsequently, in 1913, they were classified as a Scheduled Caste. They were omitted from the Scheduled Tribe list drawn up in 1950, for reasons that are unknown, and in 2004 the Government of Jharkhand recommended that they should be listed as a Scheduled Tribe rather than Other Backward Class.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.bcmbcmw.tn.gov.in/obc/faq/Jharkhand.pdf
- ↑ "Inheritance Law of Kurmi Mahto of Chotanagpur and Orissa". The Tribes and castes of Bengal by Risley Herbert Hope.
- ↑ Deogharia, Jaideep (25 November 2004). "Cabinet recommends inclusion of Kurmis in ST list". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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