<p>A bill to omit the provision to provide representation to four Russian nationals on the Board of Trustees of Roerich and Devika Rani Roerich Estate Board was tabled in the Assembly.<br /><br />At present, the 15-member board is headed by the chief secretary and needs to have four nominees from Russia, including the Russian Ambassador in New Delhi.<br /><br />The decision is in tune with HC orders that having members of other nationalities will affect country’s sovereignty.<br /><br />SC/ST habitations<br />A bill that empowers the state government to use its discretion to declare SC/ST habitations in the state was tabled in the Assembly on Monday.<br /><br />At present, the SC/ST population should be 40% or above to declare a village as SC/ST habitation. The Karnataka Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan and Tribal Sub-Plan (Planning, Allocation and Utilisation of Financial Resources) Act, 2013 proposes to remove the 40% stipulation and leaves it to the discretion of the government.</p>
<p>A bill to omit the provision to provide representation to four Russian nationals on the Board of Trustees of Roerich and Devika Rani Roerich Estate Board was tabled in the Assembly.<br /><br />At present, the 15-member board is headed by the chief secretary and needs to have four nominees from Russia, including the Russian Ambassador in New Delhi.<br /><br />The decision is in tune with HC orders that having members of other nationalities will affect country’s sovereignty.<br /><br />SC/ST habitations<br />A bill that empowers the state government to use its discretion to declare SC/ST habitations in the state was tabled in the Assembly on Monday.<br /><br />At present, the SC/ST population should be 40% or above to declare a village as SC/ST habitation. The Karnataka Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan and Tribal Sub-Plan (Planning, Allocation and Utilisation of Financial Resources) Act, 2013 proposes to remove the 40% stipulation and leaves it to the discretion of the government.</p>
