Govt. recruitment in Karnataka held up over caste certificate issue, despite internal quota order

Nearly 2 months aft the State Cabinet approved and the authorities notified interior preservation among Scheduled Castes (SCs), the long-pending recruitment process is yet to instrumentality disconnected arsenic the State authorities has not yet issued guidelines for caste certificates to place the class of an applicant among the SCs.

While galore departments similar the Karnataka Police and recruitment agencies similar the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), are afloat prepared to commencement the recruitment process, they are being held backmost implicit the caste certificate issue. The authorities is slated to enlistee 32,111 radical crossed assorted departments. 

Three categories

Following the H.N. Nagamohan Das study being submitted to the government, the State Cabinet accepted the study with modifications and issued an bid to instrumentality interior preservation among SCs grouping the communities into 3 categories - Category A (16 castes, 6%), Category B (19 castes, 6%), and Category C (63 castes, 5%). 

Presently, the caste certificates issued lone accidental SC with the candidate’s respective sub-caste. However, aft interior reservation, the certificates present request to bespeak the class of the SCs’ the campaigner belongs to. 

Proposals submitted

“In the past week alone, 8 departments person submitted proposals for holding recruitment exams arsenic per the caller roster and clearance from the Finance Department. The process volition beryllium creaseless lone if the Revenue Department issues caste certificates reflecting the caller categorisation among SCs. So, we are waiting for the government’s guidelines successful this regard,” said Prasanna H., Executive Director, KEA. 

“Recruitment was halted for astir a twelvemonth to instrumentality interior preservation successful the State. Thousands of occupation aspirants person been waiting. Months aft the authorities has implemented interior preservation among SCs, it is not close to hold the recruitment process further,” said Venugopal Maurya, State convener, Democratic Dalit Students’ Federation, and helium urged the authorities to region each hurdles and commencement the recruitment process soon. 

Draft submitted

Rakesh Kumar K., Commissioner, Social Welfare Department, said that the section had already submitted a draught connection for issuing caste certificates reflecting the caller categorisation nether SCs to assistance interior reservation.

“The authorities is examining the connection and volition soon contented an authoritative bid with elaborate guidelines,” helium said.