BSY promises hike in ST quota at Valmiki Jatre
Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday assured the Valmiki Nayaka community of increasing the ST quota at the earliest.
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By Express News Service
DAVANGERE: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday assured the Valmiki Nayaka community of increasing the ST quota at the earliest. Addressing the Valmiki Jatre in Rajanahalli village, attended by community leaders Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and Social Welfare Minister B Sriramulu, he said that once the cabinet sub-committee submits the report, he will take an appropriate decision.
The community has been demanding a hike in reservation from 3.5% to 7.5%. It was the coalition government led by former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy that appointed the Justice Nagamohan Das Commission to look into the matter. The commission submitted a report to Yediyurappa.The CM said that the commission’s report was before the cabinet sub-committee, which would peruse it and give its opinion. This will be first discussed in the cabinet, he said.