K'taka Cabinet decides to provide internal reservation among SCs
In a special meeting on Tuesday, the cabinet discussed the recommendations of the Justice H N Nagmohan Das Commission report, aimed at providing internal reservation among Scheduled Castes (SCs).
The commission had submitted its 1,766-page report to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on August 4, and it was placed before the cabinet on August 7.
The internal reservation is aimed at slicing up the 17 per cent reservation matrix given to 101 scheduled castes.
According to sources, the cabinet decided to accept the Justice Nagamohan Das Commission's report, but made some alterations.
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