Jad people

For other uses of Jad, see Jad (disambiguation).

The Jad people are a community found in Himachal Pradesh.

They are also known as Lamba and Khampa.[1]

Social status

As of 2001, the Jad people were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "List of Scheduled Tribes". Census of India: Government of India. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2012.


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