Karnataka government has ordered internal reservation within the 15% SC quota, allocating 5.25% each to Category A and B, and 4.5% to Category C. It also directed filling 56,432 approved posts. The move aligns with High Court directions and the 50% reservation cap under the Indra Sawhney case, recalibrating earlier changes amid legal scrutiny.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has issued an order on implementing internal reservation with a revised formula of 5.25, 5.25, and 4.50 per cent out of the 15 per cent reservation available for Scheduled Castes in the state.

With this, the government has also instructed all appointing authorities to take urgent steps for the direct recruitment of 56,432 posts already approved by the Finance Department, which have been stalled for some time now.

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On Friday, the state cabinet decided to provide internal reservation among the 101 Scheduled Castes in Karnataka, using a matrix of 5.25 per cent each for Category A (Madigas and allied castes/Dalit left) and Category B (Holeyas and allied castes/Dalit right), and 4.5 per cent for Category C (Bhovi, Lambani, Korama, Koracha and 59 nomadic communities) within the 15 per cent reservation for SCs.