SC internal reservation survey gets extension till June 30

Amid demand by some Dalit factions not to extend the survey of the Scheduled Castes (SCs), the commission headed by retired judge H.N. Nagamohan Das, which has been tasked to recommend internal reservation for the SCs, has announced another extension. The deadline to end the survey, which was Sunday (June 22), is now June 30.

The survey of 101 Scheduled Castes in the State commenced on May 5 since the commission has been asked by the State government to suggest slicing up the 17% reservation for the SCs among the Dalit ‘right’ and Dalit ‘left’, and other castes. The survey to gather empirical data has received multiple extensions already, and has had 91% of the households across Karnataka covered. However, the survey has covered just about 50% of the households in Bengaluru. This is likely to be the final deadline, commission sources said.

The commission has said that those who have not yet participated in the survey can do so at KarnatakaOne, BengaluruOne and GramaOne centres, Bapuji Kendras, 198 ward offices in the BBMP limits, and also online.

Former Minister H. Anjaneya was among many individuals and organisations who had suggested to the commission that the deadline not be extended.