The Karnataka authorities has determined to hike the reservation for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities within the state. Following an all-party assembly which he chaired on Friday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai stated reservation for SCs will likely be elevated to 17 per cent from the present 15 per cent, and reservation for STs from three to seven per cent.
The rise is as per the suggestions made by the Justice Nagamohan Das Committee report submitted two years in the past. “The choice was unanimous to hike reservation primarily based on the share of their inhabitants within the state,” he stated. The hike in reservation for these communities is not going to have an effect on the reservation granted for different teams, Bommai added.
The chief minister stated a particular Cupboard assembly will likely be convened Saturday to debate the suggestions and problem an govt order to the impact. To a query on inner reservation for numerous communities belonging to those teams, he stated specialists will likely be consulted for a choice on the identical.
The Opposition Congress, together with Rahul Gandhi whose Bharat Jodo Yatra is presently passing by means of Karnataka, had on Thursday urged the Karnataka authorities to implement the suggestions of the Justice Nagamohan Das Committee. Coincidentally, the demand from Congress leaders got here a day earlier than the essential assembly scheduled by the state authorities.