SC caste survey report to be discussed at Special Cabinet meet in Karnataka on Aug 16
BENGALURU [Maha Media]: The Karnataka Cabinet will hold a special meeting on August 16 to discuss the Justice HN Nagamohan Das Commission’s report on internal reservation among Scheduled Castes.
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister HK Patil stated that the Commission surveyed 92% of the population across 101 SC communities. “Copies of the report have been distributed to all the members of the Cabinet. Everyone will come to the special cabinet meeting after reading the report and participate in the discussion,” he said.
The report was formally submitted to the Cabinet on Thursday.
According to sources quoted by The New Indian Express, key ministers from SC communities — including Social Welfare Minister Dr HC Mahadevappa, Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara, Food and Civil Supplies Minister KH Muniyappa, Excise Minister RB Thimmapur, RDPR Minister Priyank Kharge, and Backward Classes Development Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi — have so far refrained from speaking much about the report.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has urged the ministers to thoroughly review the report before the meeting and return prepared for a constructive debate in the special Cabinet.
The Congress government faces mounting pressure from the leadership of the SC Left community, which has long demanded internal reservations. The push for implementation intensified after the Supreme Court, on August 1, 2024, ruled that states are constitutionally empowered to sub-classify SC quotas.
However, leaders from Bhovi and Lambani communities have cautioned against hasty implementation. The government is expected to take a decision, especially as recruitment processes remain stalled pending sub-classification of the SC quota.
