Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that the State government was committed to providing 1% reservation to nomadic communities as part of social justice.
“The government will review and take action on how the reservation can be given. The government does not have any intention to cause injustice to the community, and the government intends to compensate everyone,” the Chief Minister told a delegation of the nomadic community that met him here. He said that the government has made efforts to provide internal reservation, and that the confusion around the issue will be sorted out.
The government did not accept the recommendation of the one-man commission headed by retired judge H.N. Nagmohan Das that had recommended 1% reservation to 59 communities, including 49 microscopic communities, that are most backward. Instead, these communities were clubbed with backward communities of Lambani, Korama, Koracha, and Bhovi for a reservation matrix of 5%. However, the communities have argued that competition for reservation benefits is among unequals, and the nomadic communities may not be able to compete with relatively better off Lambanis and others.
On Friday, the community leaders petitioned the Chief Minister seeking a separate 1% reservation for their communities, whose numbers are about 5.2 lakh, a special financial package, and the setting up of a separate development corporation for the nomadic and semi nomadic communities.
Published – October 31, 2025 09:28 pm IST
