Karnataka cabinet nod for SC & ST quota hike

Karnataka decided to issue a government order to implement its decision to increase reservation for SC & ST by 2% and 4% respectively.

The government will mount pressure on the Centre to amend the Constitution based on the cabinet decision and insert the amended legislation into the 9th Schedule of the Constitution to give it protection from legal scrutiny.

The Nagamohan Das and Subhash Adi committees also established with data that SCs and STs have less reservation in Karnataka compared to their Population and opined that the decision meets all requirements The Supreme Court has prescribed.