<p>The state government has proposed increasing reservation by one percentage point for Group 'A' or 'B' to candidates who are ‘persons with benchmark disability’. </p>.<p>The government has published a draft of the amendment it proposes to make to the Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977. The draft is open to public feedback. </p>.<p>At present, the rules provide 3% reservation for the disabled during direct recruitment to Group 'A' or 'B' posts. The quota is 5% for the disabled in Group 'C' or 'D' posts. </p>.<p>The draft also proposes to replace the term ‘physically handicapped’ with ‘person with benchmark disability’. Persons with benchmark disabilities are those certified to have 40% of any of the disabilities specified in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.</p>
<p>The state government has proposed increasing reservation by one percentage point for Group 'A' or 'B' to candidates who are ‘persons with benchmark disability’. </p>.<p>The government has published a draft of the amendment it proposes to make to the Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977. The draft is open to public feedback. </p>.<p>At present, the rules provide 3% reservation for the disabled during direct recruitment to Group 'A' or 'B' posts. The quota is 5% for the disabled in Group 'C' or 'D' posts. </p>.<p>The draft also proposes to replace the term ‘physically handicapped’ with ‘person with benchmark disability’. Persons with benchmark disabilities are those certified to have 40% of any of the disabilities specified in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.</p>