Mali’s are categorised schduled castes as per goi central list. In terms of varna system they do not strictly fall into the shudra category. Primarily gardeners and florists in ancient professional divisions. read more
Jodhpur state order to rename Mali caste as saini "At the time of 1941 Census most of them got registered themselves as Saini (Sainik Kshatriya) Malis." -Census of India, 1961, Volume 14, Issue 5, pp 7, Office of the Registrar General, India. read more