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Kalyana Karnataka Utsav observed to mark the region's special status
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Why does Karnataka celebrate a 79th Utsav for a region governed under Article 371J?
Karnataka observed the 79th Kalyana Karnataka Utsav, marking the region's special constitutional status under Article 371J.
Why it matters: asked in KPSC 2023; GS-2 core; factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
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Karnataka is marking the 79th Kalyana Karnataka Utsav with cultural events including music and dance programmes.
The region, formerly known as Hyderabad-Karnataka, was renamed Kalyana Karnataka in 2019 and enjoys special development provisions under Article 371J of the Constitution.
The Article, inserted by the 98th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2012, provides for a separate development board and reservation in education and government jobs for the region.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
Key facts
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- Karnataka is observing the 79th Kalyana Karnataka Utsav with cultural events
- The region was earlier called Hyderabad-Karnataka, renamed Kalyana Karnataka in 2019
- Article 371J was inserted by the 98th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2012
- Article 371J provides a separate development board and reservation in education and government jobs for the region
Prelims · Mains
How the exam will ask it
Prelims
- Article 371J was inserted into the Constitution by the 98th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2012.
- It empowers the Governor to constitute a separate development board for the Kalyana Karnataka region.
- It provides for reservation in education and state government jobs for the region.
- Kalyana Karnataka was formerly known as Hyderabad-Karnataka before being renamed in 2019.
Mains
GS Paper 2 - regional imbalance within Karnataka led to a special constitutional provision (Article 371J) modelled on similar clauses for Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. The provision institutionalises a development board and reservation to address the region's historical backwardness, but its long-term success depends on effective utilisation of board funds and monitoring of reservation outcomes.
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A question UPSC has already asked on this
Under Article 371-J, the Governor have special provisions with respect to the state of
- Karnataka
- Maharashtra
- Assam
- Andhra Pradesh
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Answer: A
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Answer before you reveal
Article 371J of the Constitution, which grants special status and development provisions to a designated region of Karnataka, applies to which region?
- Coastal Karnataka
- Malnad region
- Hyderabad-Karnataka (Kalyana Karnataka) region
- Bengaluru Metropolitan region
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Answer: C — Article 371J, inserted by the 98th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2012, grants special status and development provisions to the Hyderabad-Karnataka region, renamed Kalyana Karnataka in 2019.
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