Kaniyar backward community
Renu Renu MM
(Querist) 12 December 2011
This query is : Resolved
Dear Sir,
This is with regard to a community called KANIYAR in Karnataka spread in 4 districts namely Bangalore, Mysore, Mandya and Chamaraja Nagar. This community is categorized in the list of Backward classes under Sl No 47 along with other castes namely Kaniyaru, Kaniyan, Kanyan, kanizan. Here Kaniyan and Kanyan communities are also categorised as a Scheduled Tribe restricting to Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar. This is because Kollegal taluk prior to 1956 was in the Tamil Nadu state and the castes namely KANIYAN and KANYAN are a Scheduled Tribe in that state ,hence when Kollegal was merged with then Mysore state these two castes were given ST status restricting to kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar,but elsewhere in the state of Karnataka this community is treated as Backward caste.
In 1978 Govt of Karnataka by an order clarified that the caste namely Kaniyan and Kanyan with other castes that were enjoying the status both as a Scheduled tribe and Backward caste in certain districts were removed from the list of Backward caste only in those areas where they were identified both as a ST and OBc. Hence these two castes namely Kaniyan and Kanyan in Kollegal taluk of Chamrajanagar were to be considered aas Scheduled tribe .
Now a caste bearing the name KANIYAR are doing fraud by changing the last letter "R" of KANIYAR to letter "N" as Kaniyan and falsely claiming to be a Scheduled tribe .
As per the constitution a Kaniyan who is a resident of Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka only has the eligibility to claim as Scheduled tribe ,but the Kaniyars who are vishnavites and belong to backward caste by just changing the letter r to n by fraud are getting the ST certificates by falsely claiming to be the native of Kollegal by either giving a wrong or fake address and some by falsely including their names in the voters list even though they haven’t lived or even stayed there even for a day.
The tasildar of Kollegal have already issued the fake certificates since 1975 onwards and prior to this the certificates have not been issued to Kaniyar community. Now the second generation are being utilizing this certificate as their parents have already claimed fake ST certificates.
The case studies of few of the Kaniyar who have claimed to be Kaniyans have been studied. The 1st generation who have claimed false ST certificates for their job, reveals that the caste documented in their Primary School records is KANIYAR(Backward caste) This persists till they enter into the service and finally the name of the caste completely changes to KANIYAN and ST and the native place turns out top be KOllegal instead of other places by tampering. The officials at all levels are supporting them as they have been bribed by the people of this community as these people are well placed in all rungs of the government and are quite wealthy.
The GOK has clarified that the castes namely KANIYAR and KANIYAN are not synonymous and are different . In spite of this clarification the Government offices at all levels starting from Taluk level till the directorate has been supporting the community to commit fraud. This is causing atrocity to the real Scheduled tribes and they have been deprived of their benefits as this community people are snatching their benefits.
As per the Havanoor Report on the study of the Other Backward Castes in Karnataka has stated that there are only 150 families/household of KANIYANS in Kollegal
taluk and that they are not traced in any other places in Karnataka.
The Directorate of Scheduled Tribe Welfare Department has gone a step ahead to treat that both Kaniyan and Kaniyar as synonymous even though there is clarity in this case as 2 different castes both according to the constitution and also clarification from the Govt of Karnataka. This department has utilized the money earmarked for the studies to be carried out for the development of Scheduled Tribe has been utilized for the study on the Kaniyars(OBC)on their anthropological lineage so that they may be depicted as a tribe and then submit it to the government for the benefit of Kaniyar community. The Kaniyar Maha Sabha has requested to carry out the anthropological studies no other community under the Serial No 47 in the list of Backward caste has requested for the studies to be carried out (Kani, Kanisan Kanyan) The Deparment of ST director rate has submitted to the Govt of Karnataka that the caste namely Kani, Kanisan Kanyan are all synonymous to Kaniyan and Kanyan , ST restriced to Kollegal taluk and the area restrict to issue ST certificate to these community needs to be studied and has seeked the approval of the Govt. Thus it has misled the govt and also playing fraud joining hands with the KANIYAR community.
Kanisan who are the derived the lineage from Kerala has already declared themselves that they are Backward caste as they are treated in Kerala and that they want to remain as a Backward caste. Even though they want to remain as a Backward caste the Directorate wants this community also to be treated as tribe and hence submitting false report in order to favor the fraud community.
My question is that whom should i complain to ? can i write to CJI? Hw can i bring this to the notice of St community? and hw can i fight against this fraud community legally and also against the corrupt officials of the Directorate of ST welfare in Karnataka?
The CRE Cell is also hand in glove with this community and also the taluk offices that are issuing fake certificate have to be exposed . This nexus should be brought into lime light.
Sailesh Kumar Shah
(Expert) 13 December 2011
Que.My question is that whom should i complain to ?
Ans.State government.
Que.can i write to CJI?
Ans.No need.
Hw can i bring this to the notice of St community?
Ans. representation to state government.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 14 December 2011
I have no option but to accept the reply of shah as your query is very very long and unbearable. You should put brief query.
