The Congress government led by Siddaramaiah will make all efforts to bring Koli Kabbaliga communities to the mainstream, Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi said in Belagavi on Sunday.
Speaking at the Ambigara Choudaiah Jayanti celebrations, the district in-charge Minister said that the State government has launched several development and welfare programmes for various backward classes, including the Koli-Kabbaliga communities. These programmes include a development corporation to provide financial assistance.
“The State government has already forwarded to the Union government a recommendation to include Koli- Kabbaliga and other synonymous communities in the Scheduled Tribes list. It is now left to the Centre to decide on this,” he said.
