SCs converted to Buddhism can identify themselves as Buddhists

The Hindu Bureau

The State Government connected Monday issued orders to let persons from Scheduled Castes to place themselves arsenic “Buddhist” successful the religion file that is portion of the Scheduled Castes certificate.

While Monday’s bid issued by the Social Welfare Department enables those from 101 Scheduled Castes who person converted to Buddhism to state their religion successful the caste certificate, it besides allows the families to state their religion arsenic “Buddhism” successful the religion file successful the documents of schools coming nether Department of Education and Literacy, backstage schools and different acquisition institutions.

The latest GO has been issued nether the Karnataka Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Reservation successful appointments) Act 1990 which has been amended successful 2024.

The bid said that though a circular had been issued earlier, respective organisations and associations had sought clarification connected the contented and petitioned the authorities to contented an bid successful this regard. The bid quoted directions issued by the Union government’s Ministry of Welfare successful November 1990, bid by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, 2016 and 2017, which were based connected the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Act, 1990.