The Karnataka government announced the decision of a special cabinet meeting, giving 5.25% each to Dalit Left (Madiga and allied castes) and Dalit Right (Holeya and allied castes) and 4.5% to the “touchable” castes of Lambanis, Bhovis, Koramas and Korachas along with 49 micro-communities10 nomom0. | Photo credit: file photo
While the state government has announced a new ratio that distributes the 15% reservation among the state’s 101 scheduled castes, doubts have been expressed about how the point-scaling system and the introduction of “general scheduled castes” would work in practice.
The government on Monday announced the decision of an emergency cabinet meeting held on Friday, giving 5.25% each to Dalit Left (Madiga and Allied Castes) and Dalit Right (Holeya and Allied Castes) and 4.5% to the “touchable” castes of Lambanis, Bhovis, Koramas and Korachas along with 49 nomadic and nomadic castes.
Published – 28 Apr 2026 23:09 IST
