In the midst of an intense discussion about the figures of the population of Vokkiga and the Veerashaiva-Liningayat communities in the report of the socioeconomic and educational survey presented by the Karnataka State Commission for the backward classes, which has been assigned to SO-SHA-ashes as the community accommodated with political representation both in Parliament and in the state legislature. Together with some other communities, Kurubas is recommended that it move from a more backward category of 2a to most those behind in category 1b.
In addition to Kurubas, other communities that were in the most backward category of 2a who have moved to most of the backward or 1b include Madiwalas, Kumbaras, Savithas and Hoovadigas, among others.
A total of 80 castes/subcases have been grouped in category 1b. In another reclassification, marathas, which were in category 3b delayed, moved to category 2a more backward.
A source, which worked in the commission, said that reclassification shows that despite about three decades of removal in category 2a, thesis communities have not moved away from delay.
In fact, the Kuruba community has been demanding that it be transferred to the tribe list scheduled in the state. They represent 43.72 LAKH or around 7.3% of the listed population and are the fourth largest community group in the state after Muslims, Veerashaiva-Lingayats and vocculating. By the way, Prime Minister Siddaramaiah, who commissioned the survey in 2015 under the H. Kantharaj Commission, belongs to the Kuruba community.
Currently, category 2a has 15% in the reservation matrix and category 1 has 4%. However, the Hegde Commission has recommended the creation of category 1a and category 1B with a reserve of 6% and 12%, respectively. The reserve for category 2a has been reduced to 10% since castes/submarines have moved to 1a.
“The reclassification has been carried out based on the recommendation of an expert committee and the weight that has been given to each community. The political representation alone does not count. There could be a large population that still must see the development”, a source. Hegde’s commission told him The Hindu.
The source said that the level of literacy and representation in public service are also the tasks in consideration. “It is not necessary to see the reclassification through a political lens. The categories for many castes have reassigned bone depending on the findings of their state in the survey. The classification has not made the legs randomly,” the sources said.
Meanwhile, with a discussion about the Kuruba community, it goes back to being transferred to category 1B, the Minister of the Union of Heavy Industries and the HD Kumaraswamy Tok, Wednesday by Mr. Siddaramaiah. He indirectly pointed to the Kuruba community in a greater participation in the reserve benefits, asked: “Who were the ones who enjoyed the participation of the lion in the benefit in category 2a? There are 101 castes in category 2 and a 15%reserve.”
How were castes classified?
The commission that considers the social, education and livelihood criteria is learned, with a total of 19, with a weight of 100, 68 and 32 brands, respectively, totaling 200. Maintaining 90 as the ‘cutting point’, those communities that have been marked above 90 have been considered the same as category 1.
For the purposes of bifurcation, communities marked above 125 have been classified in category 1a and between 90 and 124 have been classified in 1b.
Those between 50 and 89 are considered more backward for category 2 and the between 20 and 49 are considered late for category 3. The communities that record below 20 have been considered in general. The marking range is learned, between 12 and 147- the minimum that shows progress, while the maximum shows delay.
Published – April 16, 2025 9:02 pm ist