The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to recommend to the Central government the inclusion of the Kunchitiga community, a sub-caste of the Vokkaligas, in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) list for providing reservation to the community in jobs and seats in educational institutions.
Briefing on the Cabinet decisions, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said the State Cabinet decided to fulfil the long-pending demand of the Kunchitiga community by recommending to the Centre for including the caste in the OBC list. All sub-sects of the Vokkaliga have been included in the OBC list of the Centre, except the Kunchitiga community, sources told The Hindu. The community has about nine lakh population and has presence in 37 taluks of 17 districts.
The Cabinet also made a minor change in the name of Kodava community. Instead of “Kodavaru”, it has decided to rename it as “Kodava” in all government documents, Mr. Shivakumar said.
