Union Minister Athawale says there is need to increase reservation cap beyond 50%
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Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramadas Athawale on Sunday mentioned that there is a need to increase reservation cap beyond 50% to accommodate backward and poorer sections from all communities and a nation-wide caste census will assist attain social, financial, and academic advantages to the needy.
“The Supreme Court has put a cap of 50% for the reservation matrix. However, to extend social justice to the downtrodden sections, reservation has to be increased. The issue has been discussed with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he advised reporters right here. Stating {that a} constitutional modification is required to increase reservation, he mentioned that the 102nd Amendment to the Constitution envisages energy to present reservation to the state authorities. “All these are under consideration.”
Mr. Athawale mentioned that the poorer and backward sections of all communities needs to be eligible to search advantages beneath reservation. “However, it is increasingly being noticed that the benefits are being cornered by those ineligible for the benefits. Economically stronger sections among the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have cornered the benefits. This has to be prevented.”
Pitching for a nationwide caste census, the Minister mentioned that it might allow to present social and academic advantages to the needy and that he would urge the Prime Minister to conduct a nationwide caste census.
He additionally listed out the advantages prolonged to Karnataka by the Centre beneath a number of schemes between 2014 and 2021. While 1.52 crore Jan Dhan accounts have been opened in Karnataka, 2.96 crore individuals have gotten ₹1.47 lakh crore.
As many as 2.46 lakh homes have been constructed beneath Pradhan Matri Awas Yojana in city space at a price of ₹11,205 crore and 1.89 lakh homes have been in-built rural areas at a price of ₹1,369 crore.
Under the Ujjawala Yojana, 38.54 lakh LPG connections have been given in Karnataka. The Centre has paid ₹1,736 crore for therapy of 92.82 lakh individuals beneath Ayush Bharat yojana, he added.
Incidentally, Karnataka has carried out a socio-economic survey of castes, the primary in India since 1931 at a price of ₹162 crore. Though the report was prepared in 2017, it is but to be accepted by the State authorities.
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