Nomadic tribes welfare group meets Maharashtra Guv raises issues of backward communities

Mumbai, May 13 (PTI) Representatives of a nomadic tribes welfare group met Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Wednesday and discussed various issues concerning the extremely backward nomadic and denotified communities in the state.
    The delegation discussed issues related to education, healthcare and government documentation for members of the nomadic and denotified communities, said a release issued by the Lok Bhavan after the meeting.
    Members of the Bhatke Vimukt Vikas Parishad, led by its president Uddhav Kale, invited the governor to visit the Eklavya Vidya Sankul at Yamgarwadi in Tuljapur taluka of Dharashiv district.
    The delegation also invited Varma to attend a programme for the distribution of caste certificates, Aadhaar cards and other documents on the occasion of Vimukt Day on August 31, the release said.

    The governor informed the delegation that representatives of the extremely backward nomadic and denotified communities in the state would be invited to Lok Bhavan to understand and discuss their problems.

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