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The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday relaxed the physical standard for recruitment in the J&K Police for members of the ‘Bot Tribe’ by two inches.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the UT’s Administrative Council held under the chairmanship of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, an official statement said.
For other communities, the minimum height required is 5 ft and 6 inch for male candidates, and 5 ft and 2 inch for women candidates.
The Bot tribe is a Buddhist minority and it was notified as a Scheduled Tribe by the Centre last year under the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order, 1989.
More than 3,000 Buddhists belonging to the Bot Tribe reside in four revenue villages of Hangoo, Lossain, Kabban, and Tun in the Padder area under Kishtwar district.
The Himalayan Buddhist Cultural Society, Padder, District Kishtwar had earlier submitted a plea before the Lieutenant Governor seeking a relaxation of the height criterion.
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