In News
- Recently, Centre started drafting a Bill to include Hattis to ST list in Himachal Pradesh.
About Hatti Community
- It lives between the Giri and Tons rivers, both of which flow in the south-eastern part of Himachal Pradesh and finally into the Yamuna.
- The Hattis are a close-knit community who got their name from their tradition of selling homegrown vegetables, crops, meat and wool etc. at small markets called ‘haat’ in towns.
- The Hattis are governed by a traditional council called Khumbli, which like the khaps of Haryana, decide community matters.
-  The Khumbli’s power has remained unchallenged despite the establishment of the Panchayati Raj System.
Source:TH
