Caste Survey Committee Urged to Record ‘Holeya’ as Caste Identifier for Subgroup in Karnataka
Caste Survey Committee Urged to Record ‘Holeya’ as Caste Identifier for Subgroup in Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 10, 2025:
In line with the Supreme Court’s directives, Karnataka Chief Minister Shri Siddaramaiah has constituted a committee under the leadership of retired Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das to conduct a scientific, comprehensive, and transparent caste census of the Scheduled Castes (SC) in the state.
The Scheduled Castes in Karnataka consist of 101 sub-castes. One such sub-caste, whose members predominantly speak a mix of Tamil and Kannada, is mainly concentrated in districts such as Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Ramanagara, Tumakuru, Mandya, and Mysuru. This community does not have a distinct script for its language and has historically been categorized under names such as Adi Karnataka, Adi Dravida, and Adi Andhra.
In a special executive committee meeting held on May 10, 2025, the Shri Renuka Yellamma Balaga Development Association (Registered) resolved that during the upcoming caste enumeration for internal reservation, members of this sub-caste should be registered under the caste name ‘Holeya’.
This resolution was announced by Association President M. Nagendra during a press conference at the Press Club of Bangalore, held in the presence of other community leaders. The organization emphasized the importance of correctly identifying the community in the caste census to ensure accurate representation and access to social justice measures under the internal reservation framework.
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