Labana is a trader and merchant community mostly are in North India. Most of followers are Sikhs, also include Hindus and very less Muslims. In brief, earlier they were transporters, loaders and carriers in land, rivers and Sea. Sikh Lobanas get in touch with Nanak and contributed later fifth Guru of Sikhism. In Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Sikh empire, slowly turn into agriculturists under Mahraja Ranjit Singh and mostly converted from Hindu to Sikhi. Most of Labana people migrated to India during Partition.
In India, It is categorized under "Other Backward Classes" (OBC) in Punjab, Haryana, Himanchal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh and Rajasthan.
In Punjab region, it was in "General" category before but with efforts of Sant Baba Prem Singh for betterment of community, such step was taken.
I think yes . Labana cast is schedule cast becoz some gawariya(labana) are in sc category in some states of India such as Rajasthan,madya pradesh but some other states they have OBC category
Hatkar is not sc or st.
Giri are goswami Brahmins. No they are not sc or st
no
the khatik caste comes under obc in karnataka
yes... sure
yes..it may be sc or obc..
Megh come under schedule caste not majbi caste
Nai should be given SC status and protectin under SC/ST Prevention of atrocities Act.
yes, Reddys in karnataka is sub cast under the cast group called vokkaligas Vokkaligas is listed in central list of OBC ...so reddys in KA can claim for OBC reservation
Namdhari Naik comes under OBC community
no not all rajputs. But some of them do come under SC caste. This doesn't means that they are lower caste. They are kshatriyas and one of the 'chattis rajkula' (36 Royal families).