K'taka cabinet clears proposal on internal SC reservations
Bengaluru, Aug. 20 -- The Karnataka cabinet on Tuesday night approved a proposal to provide internal reservation among Scheduled Castes by categorising 101 castes among them into three categories, setting the ball rolling for the implementation of internal Dalit quota.
According to the proposal, the state will divide the 17% SC quota among three sub-categories of communities- 6% for Dalit Right (Holeya), 6% for Dalit Left (Madiga), and 5% for Lambanis, Kormas, Korchas, Bhovis and 59 nomadic groups. Once implemented, Karnataka will become only the fourth state after Telangana, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh, to implement internal SC reservations.
"Chief minister Siddaramaiah will make a statement with this regard in the legislature on Wednesday,...
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