BENGALURU, Feb. 27 -- The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday approved filling 56,000 vacant government posts, cleared legislation to address caste killings and approved introducing the Rohith Vemula Act, which aims to prevent caste-based discrimination in educational institutions.

The recruitment decision is expected to benefit lakhs of job seekers and restart hiring that had been delayed by disputes over reservation policy and related legal proceedings. Officials said recruitment notifications would be issued after a revised reservation roster is prepared.

The hiring process had been put on hold after the state increased reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, raising the total quota to 56%. Because the increase is under judi...