<h2 class="ql-align-center">KURMI COMMUNITY</h2>&nbsp;<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Context: Recently, there has been a rising demand in Jharkhand for ST status to the Kurmi community and the inclusion of the Kurmali language in the eighth Schedule of the Constitution.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">About: </li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Also known as Kunbi</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Hindu farming caste in India and Nepal</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Language: Kurmali</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Distribution: Mostly reside in the lower regions of the Indo-Gangetic plains, especially southern regions of Awadh, eastern Uttar Pradesh and parts of Bihar</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Well-known for their work ethic, superior tillage and manuring, and gender-neutral society</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Categorisation: Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand, with the Odisha government additionally recognising the community as Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs)</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Eighth Schedule (PYQ)</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">8th Schedule of Indian Constitution enumerates the official languages of the India</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Articles 343 to 351 (Part XVII) of the Constitution specifically deal with the official languages of India</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">A language can be added to the Eighth Schedule through a Constitutional Amendment</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">This can be done by introducing a government or private bill in either house of parliament</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Presently, it includes a total of 22 languages</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Eighth schedule defined 14 languages in 1950 – Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">The Sindhi language was added by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali were included by the 71st Amendment Act of 1992</li><li class="ql-indent-1 ql-align-justify">Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santali were added by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Please Note: English is NOT a Scheduled language.</li></ul> <a href=" https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/current-affairs-batch-2026-prelims-mains" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">﻿<img src="https://sunyaias-resources.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/content/c58e1039-9566-11f0-be50-f7ac9f777531.jpeg"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Telegram Link: <a href="https://t.me/sunyaias_CA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">https://t.me/sunyaias_CA</a>&nbsp;#KurmiCommunity #STStatusDemand #KurmaliLanguage #EighthSchedule #OBCCommunity #SociallyEducationallyBackward #IndianCasteSystem #IndoGangeticPlains #LanguageRecognition #ConstitutionOfIndia #CulturalHeritage #Jharkhand #Odisha #WestBengal#Defence#UPSC2026 #UPSCPreparation #UPSCExam #UPSC_Prelims_2026 #CurrentAffairs #Current_Affairs_for_UPSC_Prelims #DailyCurrentAffairs #CA_for_Govt_Exams #The_Hindu_News #The_hindu_Current_Affairs #Sunya_IAS #Best_UPSC_Coaching #Best_Current_Affairs #CivilServices

Recently, there has been a rising demand in Jharkhand for ST status to the Kurmi community and the inclusion of the Kurmali language in the eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

KURMI COMMUNITY IN INDIA