There is a need to constitute a commission for the welfare of nomadic communities in the State, said Mallikarjuna Manpade, State president of Karnataka Alemari, Are Alemari and Vimuktha Budakattugala Yuvajana Okkuta, here on Monday.
He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the “Hakkottaya Samavehsa” of Shille Kyata nomadic community of the coastal belt.
The Dakshina Kannada unit of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) organised the convention. He said that there are issues in identifying the caste and profession of nomadic communities.
Forming a commission for them could address these issues and ensure them Constitutional rights, he added.
Muneer Katipalla, president, State unit of the DYFI, said that the convention had been organised to support the Shille Kyata nomadic community in fighting for their rights.
The convention urged the government to conduct a survey of nomadic communities in Dakshina Kannada.
