The Garra people (sometimes spelled Gara) are a community found in the Indian state of
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019
* Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...
.
Social status
, the Garra people were classified as a
Scheduled Tribe under the
Indian government's reservation program of
positive discrimination
Affirmative action (also sometimes called reservations, alternative access, positive discrimination or positive action in various countries' laws and policies) refers to a set of policies and practices within a government or organization seeking ...
. As of 2011 Population Census of India, Garra population stands at 504, out of which 275 are males and 229 are females.
[Statistical Profile of Scheduled Tribes in India (https://tribal.nic.in/ST/StatisticalProfileofSTs2013.pdf)]
See also
*
Beda people
References
Further reading
*
Ladakh: The Individuality vs State, Harish K. Thakur, New Delhi: Manas Publications, 2014.
Scheduled Tribes of Jammu and Kashmir
Social groups of Jammu and Kashmir
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