<p>A demand for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and reservation benefit to 11 sub-groups of the Gorkha community in Madhya Pradesh has been raised during the two-day tour of Nepal Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal "Prachanda” which concluded on Saturday.</p>.<p>Nepali Sanskriti Parishad's (International) India branch secretary Shailesh Gurung told <em>PTI</em> that they would meet Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan with their demand shortly.</p>.<p>“The Nepalese community see Shivraj Singh Chouhan as its well-wisher. We demand that 11 sub-groups of Gorkhas be given the ST status and granted reservation in government institutes and jobs," Gurung said, adding these castes were getting reservations in Nepal.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/nepalese-pm-prachanda-arrives-in-india-on-4-day-visit-1223663.html" target="_blank">Nepalese PM Prachanda arrives in India on 4-day visit</a></strong></p>.<p>He said the population of Indian Gorkhas in MP is estimated to be 2.5 lakh-3 lakh. "Of them, 1 lakh to 1.5 lakh people belong to the 11 sub-groups for whom the reservation is being demanded," he added.</p>.<p>Gurung said the number of Gorkhas in the health, and in IAS, and IPS was thin, and the quota will connect them to the mainstream.</p>.<p>He also demanded the setting up of Nepalese Academy in Bhopal and Indore to promote and conserve their literature, language and culture.</p>.<p>"India and Nepal have a strong bond which has been bolstered by Prachanda's visit," he said.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Chouhan along with a few cabinet colleagues gave a warm send-off to the PM of the Himalayan nation by garlanding him at Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport here before he and his delegation headed for New Delhi on Saturday.</p>.<p>Prachanda began his four-day visit to India on Wednesday.</p>.<p>His meeting with PM Modi on Thursday saw the two countries signing seven agreements and launching six projects including new railway services.</p>.<p>On Friday, Prachanda visited the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of IT giant TCS on Indore's Super Corridor. Speaking at a dinner hosted by CM Chouhan, the Nepalese premier said that a consensus was reached in many areas in his meeting with PM Modi.</p>
<p>A demand for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and reservation benefit to 11 sub-groups of the Gorkha community in Madhya Pradesh has been raised during the two-day tour of Nepal Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal "Prachanda” which concluded on Saturday.</p>.<p>Nepali Sanskriti Parishad's (International) India branch secretary Shailesh Gurung told <em>PTI</em> that they would meet Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan with their demand shortly.</p>.<p>“The Nepalese community see Shivraj Singh Chouhan as its well-wisher. We demand that 11 sub-groups of Gorkhas be given the ST status and granted reservation in government institutes and jobs," Gurung said, adding these castes were getting reservations in Nepal.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/nepalese-pm-prachanda-arrives-in-india-on-4-day-visit-1223663.html" target="_blank">Nepalese PM Prachanda arrives in India on 4-day visit</a></strong></p>.<p>He said the population of Indian Gorkhas in MP is estimated to be 2.5 lakh-3 lakh. "Of them, 1 lakh to 1.5 lakh people belong to the 11 sub-groups for whom the reservation is being demanded," he added.</p>.<p>Gurung said the number of Gorkhas in the health, and in IAS, and IPS was thin, and the quota will connect them to the mainstream.</p>.<p>He also demanded the setting up of Nepalese Academy in Bhopal and Indore to promote and conserve their literature, language and culture.</p>.<p>"India and Nepal have a strong bond which has been bolstered by Prachanda's visit," he said.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Chouhan along with a few cabinet colleagues gave a warm send-off to the PM of the Himalayan nation by garlanding him at Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport here before he and his delegation headed for New Delhi on Saturday.</p>.<p>Prachanda began his four-day visit to India on Wednesday.</p>.<p>His meeting with PM Modi on Thursday saw the two countries signing seven agreements and launching six projects including new railway services.</p>.<p>On Friday, Prachanda visited the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of IT giant TCS on Indore's Super Corridor. Speaking at a dinner hosted by CM Chouhan, the Nepalese premier said that a consensus was reached in many areas in his meeting with PM Modi.</p>