Madhuswamy recalled BJP’s poll promise of increasing SC and ST reservation (Representational image)
The bill envisaging an increase in reservation by 2 per cent for SC and 4 per cent for ST candidates, thus bringing the total reservation quota to 56 per cent now, after Congress and JD-S legislators gave their support passed unanimously.
The Karnataka Assembly on Monday passed a bill to increase the reservation quota in jobs and educational institutions for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, taking the overall reservation in the state from the 50 per cent cap imposed by the Supreme Court. is more.
The bill envisaging an increase in reservation by 2 per cent for SC and 4 per cent for ST candidates, thus bringing the total reservation quota to 56 per cent now, after Congress and JD-S legislators gave their support passed unanimously. ,
The support came after the ruling BJP agreed to ensure the implementation of the enhanced reservation by pressuring the central government to include the bill in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution.
Introducing the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and Reservation of Appointments or Posts in Services under the State) Bill, 2022, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister JC Madhuswamy introduced the reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Remembered the election promise of BJP to increase
“Once the bill is passed, we will follow up with the central government to implement it effectively without any legal hurdles,” he added.
As Leader of the Opposition and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah demanded that reservation should be implemented in the private sector as well, the Law Minister replied that he would take up the matter with the Chief Minister.
The bill passed on Monday aims to replace an ordinance that was approved by the Karnataka cabinet, effectively increasing the reservation for the Scheduled Caste community from 15 per cent to 17 per cent and for the Scheduled Tribe community from 3 per cent to 7 per cent has gone.
The BJP government in Karnataka had decided to increase the quota based on a report prepared by a committee headed by retired High Court Justice League HN Nagmohan Das.
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