Mumbai, Sept. 2 -- The Maharashtra government today issued a comprehensive government resolution establishing a detailed procedure for providing caste certificates to eligible members of the Maratha community as Kunbi or Maratha-Kunbi or Kunbi-Maratha caste, based on records found in the Hyderabad Gazetteer.
The decision comes as part of the state's efforts to address the long-standing demands of the Maratha community for reservation benefits.
The government order, issued by the Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, references the Maharashtra Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Denotified Tribes, Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Backward Classes (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of Caste Certificates) ...