‘Lack of political will responsible for non-inclusion of Kurubas in ST list’
January 1, 2021
Mysore/Mysuru: Regretting that lack of political will had hindered the inclusion of Kuruba community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister K.S. Eshwarappa assured that he will discuss the issue with BJP leaders and make all efforts to see that Kurubas get ST tag.
He was addressing Kuruba community leaders at a meeting jointly organised by Kuruba ST Horata Samiti, Kaginele Kanaka Gurupeetha, Karnataka Pradesha Kurubara Sangha and other organisations at Kanaka Bhavan in Siddharthanagar on Tuesday.
Promising that he will make efforts to wake up the Centre on Kuruba ST tag, Eshwarappa expressed the hope that this time, the demand will be met by the Centre. Stressing on the need for increasing ST reservation in jobs and education to 15%, he said that Kurubas will seek 8.5% for the community out of this.