BENGALURU, March 7 -- The Karnataka government will soon introduce its proposed law aimed at preventing caste-based discrimination in higher education institutions, chief minister Siddaramaiah announced on Friday while presenting the State Budget.

The proposed legislation, to be called the Rohith Vemula Act, will apply to government, private and deemed universities across the state.

However, the government has not yet released details on how the law will be implemented.

"The Rohith Vemula Act will be enacted to prevent atrocities on caste lines on students across all government, private, and deemed universities in the state," Siddaramaiah said during his budget speech.

The announcement comes at a time when regulations aimed at address...