Karnataka sets up ministerial panel on providing internal reservation for SCs
The Hindu
The panel will make recommendations to the Cabinet on internal quota
In a significant political move ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections, the ruling BJP government in Karnataka on December 13 constituted a five-member cabinet sub-committee to make recommendations on providing internal reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs).
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy is heading the sub-committee.
The other members in the panel are Water Resources Minister Govind M. Karjol, Fisheries Minister S. Angara, Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chavan and Health & Family Welfare Minister K. Sudhakar. Mr. Karjol, Mr. Angara and Mr. Chauhan belong to scheduled castes.
In its meeting held on November 17, the State Cabinet had decided to constitute a sub-committee for classification of internal reservation among SCs.
The Justice A.J. Sadashiva Commission report, which was submitted in 2012, recommended reclassification of the SCs for equitable distribution of reservation.
The Congress has been accused of not taking a decision on the report when it was in power between 2013 and 2018.
A couple of days ago, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said, “Once we come back to power, Congress will take everyone into confidence and send a recommendation to the Central Government to implement the Justice Sadashiva Commission report.”
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