After a decade-long battle for recognition and every week of relentless protests on the Pune Zilla Parishad (ZP) workplace, 45 Katkari households from Ambegaon taluka have lastly secured official inclusion below Borghar village.
On October 14, the state authorities issued a notification designating Borghar and the remainder of Ambegaon’s space as a definite village named Borghar. This growth ensures that the displaced households, categorised as a Notably Susceptible Tribal Group (PVTG), can now entry long-denied welfare schemes and important providers.
The federal government’s notification, issued by the Rural Growth Division (RDD), got here as a swift response following The Indian Specific‘s protection of the Katkari protest on October 7.
Pune ZP CEO Santosh Patil beforehand confirmed that the proposal was despatched from the ZP workplace and as soon as the involved ministry authorized the proposal, an official notification might be issued.
The households had been dwelling with out important documentation, similar to delivery and dying certificates, since they have been displaced following the development of the Dimbhe dam in 1984. In consequence, they have been excluded from schooling, healthcare, and public distribution methods (PDS), regardless of residing simply 5km away from Borghar village.
“We have now waited years for at the present time and have been combating for a very long time. Now the kids from this tribe can enrol in faculties, and folks can have entry to well being providers,” stated Amol Waghmare, member of the All India Kisan Sabha, Ambegaon. “This recognition brings stability and hope for future generations.”
The notification, dated October 14, consolidates the native areas of Borghar, Varsavne, and components of Ambegaon right into a unified administrative entity, formally designated as Borghar. “The federal government has listened to our calls for, and we’re optimistic that this choice will lastly finish our exclusion,” stated Ganesh Mukane, one of many protesters.
The upsarpanch of Borghar, Rajendra Sawale, praised the households’ perseverance and the position of the federal government officers. “This recognition will unlock a number of authorities schemes that have been out of attain for these households for many years,” he stated.
Whereas the notification is a victory, Sawale cautioned that a lot work stays. “The administration should now make sure that these households swiftly get their essential paperwork and entry to providers,” he stated.
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