Hattee Community
This topic of “Hattee Community” is important from the perspective of the UPSC IAS Examination, which falls under General Studies Portion.
News
- Rajya Sabha passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill 2022, according Scheduled Tribe status to the Hattee Community.
Who
- The Hattee Community is named after its traditional occupation, which involves selling home-grown crops, vegetables, meat, and wool at small-town markets known as ‘haats.’
- The community consists of approximately 3 lakh members.
Where
- They are settled in the Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh.
When
- The demand for Scheduled Tribe status for the Hattee Community has been persistent since 1967.
