The state has made some alterations to the recommendations given by the Justice Nagmohan Das Commission on SC reservation.
Published Aug 20, 2025 | 9:24 AM ⚊ Updated Aug 20, 2025 | 9:39 AM
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Synopsis: The Karnataka Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, approved an internal reservation formula for Scheduled Caste (SC) communities in the state.
The Karnataka Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, approved an internal reservation formula for Scheduled Caste (SC) communities in the state, sources said on Wednesday, 20 August.
The decision was taken after a special cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
The much-awaited Justice Nagamohan Das committee report on internal reservation for SCs was presented to the Cabinet at its meeting on 7 August. The Commission recommended quotas for each group within the overall 17 percent quota for SCs based on their respective populations.
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.
The state has decided to drop the one percent reservation for microscopic communities and the one percent reservation given to Adi Karnataka, Adi Dravida and Adi Andhra, which was also earlier recommended in the Commission’s report. The official announcement is expected on Wednesday in the Assembly.
Earlier, different sections within the SCs, traditionally referred to as the Scheduled Castes Left-Hand and Scheduled Castes Right-Hand, had expressed concerns over parts of the Justice HN Nagamohan Das Commission report.
Dalit-Right groups have argued that the panel’s report on internal reservation was unscientific and that its findings should be reviewed by an expert committee.
Dalit-Right groups have argued that the panel’s report on internal reservation was unscientific and that its findings should be reviewed by an expert committee. Dalit-Left groups, meanwhile, have urged that the report should not meet the same fate as the earlier AJ Sadashiva Commission report, whose recommendations were not implemented.
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil with inputs from Anisha Reddy.)
