'The government is making every possible effort for the welfare of nomadic and semi-nomadic castes' - Bharatbhai Babubhai Patni, member of the Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Commission met - Allegation of lack of knowledge of the people of the Gadiya Lohar community

Bharatbhai Babubhai Patni, member of the Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Commission constituted by the Government of India for the nomadic and semi-nomadic castes, was on a visit to Jaipur on Wednesday. During this, he met the Gadia Lohars in Gadia Lohar Basti, Loha Mandi, Macheda and Ganeshpuri Kachhi Basti located at Galta Gate, Jaipur.

Krishnakant Sankhla, Deputy Director of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, said that during the meeting, Patni gave information about the schemes of the people of the Gadia Lohar community like building construction scheme, education of boys and girls, Ayushman card, raw material grant scheme, self-help group etc.

Patni said that a request has been made to the state government to provide basic facilities in the settlements of Gadia Lohars and not to displace people from Ganeshpuri Kachhi Basti located at Galta Gate and the colony located at Macheda.

He said that under the Gadia Lohar Residential Scheme run by the Social Justice and Empowerment Department, a request was made to the state government to provide permanent housing to them first by allocating land for housing construction and providing assistance for building construction.

Bharatbhai Babubhai Patni said in his address that now the time has come that the government is determined to connect the Gadia Lohar community with the mainstream and I will make every effort to double the livelihood and per capita income of the nomadic community.

At the same time, Gadia Lohar Basti Pramukh Hiralal Sankhla and Gadia Lohar State Pramukh Ramgopal also informed the Gadia Lohars about the public welfare schemes run by the state government including the process of making Aadhar Card, Jan Aadhar Card, Caste Certificate, Domicile Certificate etc.