Karnataka Caste Census Report Bats For Hiking OBC Reservation From 32% To 51%

New Delhi:

The Karnataka caste census report which was presented before a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday recommended increasing reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from 32 per cent to 51 per cent.

In 2020, the Karnataka government headed by the BJP appointed Jayaprakash Hegde as the chief of the caste census commission, but the report was not made public. Mr Hegde submitted the final report to the Siddaramaiah government in February 2024.

The Jayaprakash Hegde commission also recommended restructuring the classification within the OBC categories, according to the report.

The Siddaramaiah government will take a decision on the commission’s recommendations on April 17.