Linga Balija

Linga Balija is a subcaste of the Indian Balija caste.[1][2]

In 2019, representatives of the Telangana state Veerashaiva Lingayat Federation petitioned the National Commission for Backward Classes to include Linga Balija and Veerashaiva Lingayat in the central government's list of Other Backward Classes. [3] In 2022, Member of Parliament B. B. Patil met with the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar Khatik to discuss the two subcaste's inclusion in the OBC list.[4]

References
  1. Kumari, A. Vijaya; Bhaskar, Sepuri (1998). Social Change Among Balijas. MD Publications. p. 12. ISBN 9788175330726.
  2. Thurston, Edgar. Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 4 of 7. p. 232.
  3. "Include Balija caste in OBC list, demand Lingayats". The Hans India. July 9, 2019.
  4. "Make Lingayat, Balija castes part of OBC Category: Zaheerabad MP". Telangana Today. September 13, 2022.


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