Modified Das Panel Report To Ensure Fairness, Equality: CM

Cabinet bunches five groups into three, distributes 17% quota

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Bengaluru

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday reaffirmed his cabinet decision to modify recommendations of the Justice HN Nagamohan Das Commission for internal reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC) by forming three groups - A, B and C - among 101 castes to share the 17 per cent quota.

The special cabinet meeting held on Tuesday accepted the Commission's report and took the decision, following which the CM made the statement in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. "We have decided to start the recruitment process immediately after the order on internal reservation is issued, and relax the age limit once," he said. A permanent Scheduled Castes Commission will be constituted to study the mobility of Scheduled Castes and submit a report on their status from time to time, he added.