CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Article 334 of the Constitution had originally required the reservation of elected seats to cease in 1960, but this was extended to 1970 by the 8th Amendment. The period of reservation was extended to 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010 by the 23rd, 45th, 62nd and 79th Amendments respectively.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some seats are reserved in Lok Sabha for the members of the Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes. As per the order issued by the Delimitation Commission in 2008 , 412 are general, 84 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 47 seats for the Scheduled Tribes .

Detailed explanation-3: -Article 334 grants reservations in the Lok Sabha and State Legislatures to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and the Anglo-Indian community.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Lok Sabha has 84 seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 47 seats for the Scheduled Tribes.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Karnataka government’s decision to table the Bill comes ahead of Assembly polls due in 2023. The Karnataka government Tuesday tabled a Bill in the Legislative Assembly to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes (from 15 per cent to 17 per cent) and Scheduled Tribes (from 3 per cent to 7 per cent) in the state.