Bangalore: It has been decided to issue “caste identity” cards to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribe and other Backward Caste families in Karnataka.
Social Welfare Minister Kagodu Thimmappa told reporters here on June 21 that the decision was taken by the Standing Committee on SC/ST and OBC Recruitment Reservation. At present, families belonging to these categories were being given caste certificates by the tahsildars on request. (Hindu June 22, 2001).
At a time when a small section of “educated” Dalits are shy to disclose their caste, some marry upper caste girls and some others play into upper caste hands and support “caste annihilation”, the SC/ST/BCs in Karnataka are finding great benefits in “caste identity” – EDITOR.
