- The Maharashtra government established the ‘Sandeep Shinde’ committee in August 2023.
- This committee is in charge of determining the procedures for issuing Kunbi certificates to the Maratha people in Marathwada.
- The Maharashtra government recently accepted the report of this committee, which was formed under the chairmanship of Sandeep Shinde.
- The process of granting Kunbi credentials to the Maratha community will now begin, according to this source.
- The Kunbi community will be eligible for Other Backward Classes reservation.
- This decision comes amid activist Manoj Jarange’s indefinite fast demanding reservation for the Maratha community and episodes of violence in several parts of the state over this demand.
- Manoj Jarange has been fasting for several years in order to
