the State’s perspective and the policy response. Karnataka being one of the States in the forefront, we have taken a … case study of Karnataka to highlight the State-specific issues. Trade in agriculture is emerging as a strong growth buster … in Karnataka. The participation of Karnataka in international trade is proactive as also the preparations by the State in …

a quota for the Scheduled Castes for the post of president in the grama panchayats of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, with the …People of the Scheduled Castes have a long history of being discriminated against, exploited, and placed at the bottom …. There is, however, strong resistance among the higher castes (just above that of the Scheduled Castes in many cases), about …