Karnataka | Pitfalls of the caste depend

A long-gestating merchandise on Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah’s coverage wishlist lastly made it to the agenda of a cupboard assembly on April 17. The consternation among the many Congress’s personal legislators, the aggravated tones in group debates within the state, maybe past, all that had been increase. For, on the desk was the 306-page report of the Karnataka Social and Academic Survey (KSES) 2015—the primary caste census of latest instances, predating that of Bihar and methodologically extra complete, to see the sunshine of day. The report offers an in depth break-up of the caste composition of Karnataka’s inhabitants and, primarily based on a weighted evaluation of socio-economic, instructional and employment parameters, recommends a hike in reservation quota for the Backward Lessons, a demographic section now confirmed as accounting for about 70 per cent.