Overview
- Karnataka’s cabinet approved the Rohit Vemula anti-discrimination bill on Thursday to curb caste bias in higher education.
- Every college and university would set up an equity committee led by an SC/ST member to hear complaints, with institutions required to act on the panel’s recommendations within 30 days.
- Reports describe penalties that include fines up to Rs 10 lakh and the option to cut government grants for violations, though one outlet cites lower figures that will need confirmation from the final text.
- State leaders said the bill will be brought to the legislature in the Monsoon Session or, if needed, issued by ordinance before the next academic term begins.
- Telangana on Friday formed a cabinet sub-committee led by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka to draft a similar law, advancing a pledge that traces back to protests after Rohit Vemula’s 2016 death.