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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Himachal resident cheated by woman posing as social worker
Bilaspur (HP) (PTI): A resident of Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district was duped of Rs 20,000 by a woman posing as a social worker on the pretext of supporting marriage of underprivileged women, police said on Wednesday.
Vinay Kumar, a resident of Galore area, filed a complaint at Barmana police station alleging that on January 28 he met a woman who introduced herself as a social worker, they said.
The woman told Kumar that she helps poor families in getting their daughters married and took Rs 20,000 cash from Kumar as donation to support the cause, the police said.
The complainant alleged that after giving the money, the woman stopped picking up his calls. Following this, he moved to the police and filed a complaint, they said.
A large number of people who were victims of such fraud had come to Barmana police station and also met the Bilaspur SP.
DSP Bilaspur Madan Dhiman on Wednesday confirmed that the complaint has been lodged and further investigation into the case is being conducted by the police.
