A long-gestating item on Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah’s policy wishlist finally made it to the agenda of a cabinet meeting on April 17. The consternation among the Congress’s own legislators, the aggravated tones in community debates in the state, perhaps beyond, all that had been building up. For, on the table was the 306-page report…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday clarified that “no one has opposed” the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey – popularly known as “caste census” in the cabinet meeting held yesterday evening.“Yesterday, it (caste census report) was discussed in the cabinet, it was incomplete, and it has been posted for another day. The subject will…
BENGALURU: Karnataka govt is facing growing internal pressure after the leak of the caste census report that has sparked strong opposition from different quarters. Ahead of the special cabinet meeting scheduled on Thursday to discuss the report in detail, senior netas from the influential Vokkaliga and Lingayat caste groups have called meetings of their respective…
Siddaramaiah (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: The caste census report submitted to the Karnataka Cabinet has recommended increasing reservations for Backward Communities from the existing 32% to 51%, government sources told PTI on Saturday.The recommendation is based on the findings of the socio-economic and educational survey, also known as the caste census, which highlights that…
Karnataka Caste Survey: कर्नाटक में जातिगत जनगणना से जुड़ी एक अहम रिपोर्ट राज्य सरकार को सौंपी गई है. इस रिपोर्ट में राज्य में सामाजिक और आर्थिक रूप से पिछड़े वर्गों (OBC) को आरक्षण का प्रतिशत बढ़ाकर मौजूदा 32% से 51% करने की सिफारिश की गई है. यह रिपोर्ट मुख्यमंत्री सिद्धारमैया की अगुवाई में कर्नाटक कैबिनेट…