<p>A committee headed by former High Court Justice Subhash B Adi has started its work on examining reservation demands made by various communities, including the Panchamasali Lingayats, Vokkaligas and Kurubas. </p>.<p>The committee, which has former additional chief secretary M R Kamble and Kannada Sahitya Academy chairperson B V Vasanth Kumar as members, has been given office space on the ground floor of Vikas Soudha (rooms 6 and 7).</p>.<p>Social Welfare department joint director Sabir Ahmed Mulla is the committee’s member-secretary, the government said in a release.</p>.<p>The committee has six terms of reference: Examining whether or not the Panchamasali Lingayats can be included under Category 2A, indicate how the Justice H N Nagmohan Das Commission report that reportedly favours hiking SC/ST reservation can be implemented, recommend how Kurubas can be included as ST, prescribe how Veerashaiva-Lingayats and Vokkaligas can be included in the central OBC list and any other suggestions. </p>.<p>The panel held a meeting on August 27, where Justice Adi asked officials to furnish the required information.</p>.<p>“More meetings will be held by the committee in the coming days,” the release said. </p>
<p>A committee headed by former High Court Justice Subhash B Adi has started its work on examining reservation demands made by various communities, including the Panchamasali Lingayats, Vokkaligas and Kurubas. </p>.<p>The committee, which has former additional chief secretary M R Kamble and Kannada Sahitya Academy chairperson B V Vasanth Kumar as members, has been given office space on the ground floor of Vikas Soudha (rooms 6 and 7).</p>.<p>Social Welfare department joint director Sabir Ahmed Mulla is the committee’s member-secretary, the government said in a release.</p>.<p>The committee has six terms of reference: Examining whether or not the Panchamasali Lingayats can be included under Category 2A, indicate how the Justice H N Nagmohan Das Commission report that reportedly favours hiking SC/ST reservation can be implemented, recommend how Kurubas can be included as ST, prescribe how Veerashaiva-Lingayats and Vokkaligas can be included in the central OBC list and any other suggestions. </p>.<p>The panel held a meeting on August 27, where Justice Adi asked officials to furnish the required information.</p>.<p>“More meetings will be held by the committee in the coming days,” the release said. </p>
