SC reservation to be upped to 17%, ST to 7%, says CM Bommai
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Bengaluru: The reservation for scheduled castes will be hiked from 15 per cent to 17 per cent, while scheduled tribes will have reservation of 7 per cent instead of the present 3 per cent, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said.
The chief minister told reporters on Friday that the decision was taken at a joint meeting of members of both Houses of the Karnataka Legislature. The meeting, chaired by Bommai, was held at the chief minister’s residential office ‘Krishna’ on Friday.
The decision to increase follows the recommendation of the Justice H N Nagamohandas Commission.
“The recommendations of the Commission as well as the committee led by Justice Subhash Adi regarding the steps to be taken for development of both scheduled castes and scheduled tribes were accepted at the meeting,” said Bommai.
He added that the Cabinet meeting report will be considered and presented before the December session of the Legislature, for a unanimous decision.
Bommai further clarified, “An increase in SC/ST reservation does not amount to a fall in the reservation for other communities, which will continue as before.”
Advocate General Prabhulinga Navadagi, Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah, JD(S) leader and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, ministers R Ashok, J C Madhuswamy, Govind Karjol, B Sriramulu, Anand Singh, Kota Srinivas Poojary and S Angara, deputy leader of the Opposition and MLA U T Khader, JD(S) leader Bhojegowda, Ajay Dharma Singh, former legislator V S Ugrappa, chief secretary Vanditha Sharma and Social Welfare Department officer attended the meeting.
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Red Fort blast: Al Falah University gets show-cause from NAAC over false accreditation claim
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New Delhi (PTI): The National Assessment and Accreditation Council has issued a show-cause notice to Al Falah University, which is under scanner following the Delhi blast, for displaying false certification on its website, officials said on Thursday.
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an autonomous government body that evaluates and certifies the quality of higher education institutions like colleges and universities.
In its show-cause notice, the NAAC said it has noted that the university, "which is neither accredited nor applied for accreditation by NAAC", has publicly displayed on its website that some of its colleges are NAAC-certified.
The notice quoted the website as reading, "Al Falah University is an endeavour of Al Falah Charitable Trust, which has been running three colleges on the campus, namely Al Falah School of Engineering and Technology (since 1997, Graded A by NAAC), Brown Hill College of Engineering and Technology (since 2008), and Al Falah School of Education and Training (since 2006, Graded A by NAAC)."
"This is absolutely wrong and misleading the public, especially the parents, students and stakeholders," the NAAC notice said.
The accreditation body has sought an explanation from the university and directed it to remove the portions on its website and other publicly available documents that claim false NAAC certification.
The accreditation for Al Falah School of Engineering and Technology expired in 2018, while that of Al Falah School of Education and Training expired in 2016, the notice said.
"The accreditation status of both the colleges has expired. Both the colleges have not yet volunteered for fresh Assessment and Accreditation process of the NAAC," the notice said.
According to its website, Al Falah University was established by the Haryana Legislative Assembly under the Haryana Private Universities Act.
It started as an engineering college in 1997. In 2013, the Al Falah Engineering College received A-category NAAC accreditation. In 2014, the Haryana government granted it university status. The Al Falah Medical College is also affiliated with the university.
According to several observers, in its early years, the Al Falah University presented itself as an excellent alternative to Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia for minority students pursuing quality education.
On Monday, a high-intensity blast ripped through a car near Red Fort in Delhi, killing 13 people and injuring several others, hours after the busting of a "white collar terror module" and the arrest of eight people, including three doctors. The arrested doctors were linked to the Al Falah University.
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