Siddaramaiah's Strategic Shift: Resolving SC/ST Reservation Challenges

A special cabinet meeting, led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, approved internal reservation within a 15% cap for Scheduled Castes, categorizing it into 5.25% for 'right' and 'left' hand groups and 4.55% for others. This decision irons out recruitment hurdles in government roles, commencing swiftly.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Bengaluru | Updated: 24-04-2026 18:37 IST | Created: 24-04-2026 18:37 IST
Siddaramaiah's Strategic Shift: Resolving SC/ST Reservation Challenges
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On Friday, a special cabinet meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, resolved to implement internal reservations within a 15% limit for Scheduled Castes.

The categorizations include allocations of 5.25% for 'right hand groups' and 'left hand groups,' and 4.55% for other Scheduled Castes, including nomadic communities.

This decisive move addresses a longstanding barrier to recruiting for government positions, enabling immediate commencement of the recruitment process with notifications being issued shortly.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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