JOIN USPadmashali community people demanded that the government should ensure the mentioning of community name as Shettigar in both the column earmarked for Padmshali caste and sub caste, in the forthcoming socio-educational survey.
Dakshina Kannada Padmashali Mahasabha secretary Jayaram Shettigar said the Padmashali community is found in three districts of coastal area.
The community is found in Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada and these people have their roots in the area and carry the family name as Shettigar. The code number of Shettigar is 1129.
Around one lakh people reside in these three districts and are basically weavers, he added.
He said Padmashali community comes under Category 2A and the community is the beneficiary of reservation facility. He added Shettigar is the alternative word for the caste Padmashali and struggle is being taken up, in the past 10 years to include Shettigar community into reservation list, but in vain.
He said following the previous census, the Backward Class Commission had recommended to the government that Shettigar community which is alternative to Padmashali community should be included into Category 2A.
He said the government would take the decision. He added the socio-educational census is an opportunity for the government to include the name of the community into the list, he added.