The government said that appropriate orders will be issued for various services, and separate deadlines and quotas will be provided for different groups.
Published Aug 26, 2025 | 11:05 AM ⚊ Updated Aug 26, 2025 | 11:05 AM
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
Synopsis: The Karnataka government issued an official order to implement internal reservations for the Scheduled Caste communities based on the Justice Nagamohan Das Committee report. The government said that appropriate orders will be issued.
The Karnataka government issued an official order to implement internal reservations for the Scheduled Caste (SC) communities based on the Justice Nagamohan Das Committee report, in education and employment.
A one-member commission led by Justice Nagamohan Das had submitted a report to the state government recently, recommending internal reservation for various SC communities based on their population.
The government said that appropriate orders will be issued for various services, and separate deadlines and quotas will be provided for different groups, as decided earlier.
The Karnataka Cabinet had on 20 August approved an internal reservation formula for SC communities in the state following a special cabinet meeting.
The Justice Nagamohan Das Committee report was presented to the Cabinet at its meeting on 7 August. The Committee recommended quotas for each group within the overall 17 percent quota for SCs based on their respective populations.
In its order, the Karnataka government said the reclassification of certain sub-castes under SCs will be implemented based on the Committee’s recommendation, and the necessary authority has been granted to ensure their inclusion under the SC list.
“Similar reservation processes will be applied for education, representation, various state government roles, etc. The government will continue to follow policies regarding reservation and implementation for internal reservation activists and ensure the procedures are followed accordingly,” the government said in its order.
It added that, for state police services, internal reservation will be maintained according to the standing reservation, and current recruitment processes will continue until further government orders or any new approval on the draft comes through.
According to sources, three groups within the SCs will share 17 percent reservation. However, the state did make some alterations to the recommendations given by the Justice Nagamohan Das Commission.
The commission had recommended six percent to SC-left, five percent to SC-right and four percent to touchable castes. However, the SC-left and SC-right will now get six percent reservation each.
Touchable castes (including Lambani, Korama, Koracha and Bhovis) will be given five percent reservation.
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil with inputs from Nolan Pinto.)
