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Karnataka Cabinet approves internal reservation for SCs
The decision, which was taken at a special Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, will pave the way for recruitment of government staff, which had been stalled for over a year.
The Cabinet has decided to give 5.25 % reservation to the 'left' castes, 5.25 % to the 'right' castes, including Bovi, Lambani, Koracha, Korama and 59 nomadic castes, and 4.5% reservation for other communities,” said Siddaramaiah.
THE CONGRESS government in Karnataka on Friday decided to implement temporary internal quotas for Scheduled Caste communities in the state in the ratio of 5.25% for the SC ‘right’, 5.25% for the SC ‘left’ and 4.50% for others under the existing 15% quota for SC communities even as it awaits legal clarity for a proposed 17% quota.
The decision, which was taken at a special Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, will pave the way for recruitment of government staff, which had been stalled for over a year.
Announcing the decision, which he described as “historic”, Siddaramaiah said, “The Cabinet has decided to give 5.25 % reservation to the ‘left’ castes, 5.25 % to the ‘right’ castes, including Bovi, Lambani, Koracha, Korama and 59 nomadic castes, and 4.5% reservation for other communities.”
The CM said that while the originally proposed internal quota system was in the ratio of 6:6:5 within a 17% reservation umbrella for Dalits, which has been stayed by the courts, the remainder of the current ratios (5.25:5.25:4.50) would be “considered as a backlog until the High Court takes a final decision”.
“This is a significant decision in the country regarding internal reservation among SCs,” he said.
The move to provide internal quotas for Dalits is a result of the demands of the most backward groups among the SC communities (SC ‘left’) for better opportunities since the blanket 15% quota was being availed by the more dominant sections of the community like the SC ‘right’ and others.
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