Mysore/Mysuru: Four months after the Siddharamaiah Cabinet agreed to mention as ‘Kodava/ Kodavaru’ in the Caste Certificate, instead of ‘Kodavaru’ who are currently listed in the 3a Category, the State Government has issued a Gazette Notification implementing the order. Now Kodavas or Kodagaru, belonging to a separate identifiable community in Caste Certificate, will be eligible for certain benefits of reservation which otherwise would not be available to this community. This will also help a ‘Kodava’ to get the privilege of exemption from licence to possess a gun.
The State Cabinet, on July 27, 2023 accepted the recommendations made by the Karnataka Backward Classes Commission to use the words ‘Kodava’, ‘Kodavaru’, instead of ‘Kodagaru’ in the list of Backward Classes and issued a notification in this regard. Though the Government Order (signed by the Governor’s Office) was issued on 9.10.2023, the Gazette Notification was not made. It is now made yesterday (5.12.2023).
