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Retired judge H.N. Nagmohan Das submits the report on internal reservation for SCs in Karnataka to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on August 4, 2025.
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The Karnataka Cabinet on August 7 received the H.N. Nagmohan Das Commission’s report on internal reservation for 101 Scheduled Castes in the State, and decided to discuss the report in a special Cabinet meeting on August 16.
Copies of the report were given to Ministers to study before a detailed discussion in the special Cabinet meeting on August 16, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H. K. Patil told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.
The 1,766-page report has made six recommendations. The commission considered social and educational backwardness, along with adequate representation in public employment, before arriving at a matrix for quota within the 17% reservation for SCs in public education and employment.
The report is believed to have recommended 6% reservation for the Dalit left, 5% for the Dalit right, 1% to more than 40 nomadic tribes classified as micro communities, and 1% for Adi Karnataka (AK), Adi Dravida (AD) and Adi Andhra (AA) communities.
According to sources, the report has recommended 4% quota for Lambanis, Koramas, Korachas, and Bhovis (touchable communities).
Published – August 07, 2025 03:33 pm IST
