Backward classes can have up to 50% reservation in BBMP

NT Correspondent
Bengaluru

The percentage of seats in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) that can be reserved for backward classes has been raised. According to the amendment, the number of reserved seats should not exceed 50 per cent of the total number.

Earlier, no more than one-third of the total number of seats could be reserved for backward classes. Since the State Legislative Assembly is not in session, the ordinance route has been taken. The BBMP (Amendment) Ordinance, 2022 was promulgated by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Friday.

The amendment to Sections 7 and 8 of the BBMP act, 2020 (Karnataka Act 53 of 2020) enables a reservation of up to fifty per cent of the total number of seats in the corporation to the backward classes.