The Kannada Development Authority, which was keen to get reservation for students who have studied in Kannada medium in employment too, had already taken up the issue with the State government.

“The State government has already provided five per cent reservation in education for students who have studied in Kannada medium to join professional courses. Similarly, the authority wanted the government to provide reservation for them in employment too. I have already discussed the issue with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who has agreed in principle. I am confident that the government order would be issued in this regard in a couple of months,” L. Hanumanthaiah, authority chairman said.

Speaking to presspersons on the sidelines of a function, organised by the authority to give away cash awards to meritorious students studying in Kannada medium in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, he said that the State government has already arranged for providing textbooks in Kannada to all the schools in the border villages.

Regarding the appointment of Director for the Centre for Excellence in Classical Kannada, he said that the process had already commenced and advertisements had been issued inviting applications.

“Recently I held a meeting with the officials of Central Institute for Indian Languages, scholars and linguistic experts to discuss about the functioning of the centre of excellence. Once the regular director is appointed, the work would begin,” he said.

He also informed that the State government had already provided around two acres of land at Bengaluru for building infrastructure for the Centre for Excellence in Classical Kannada, but the Union government had sought more land.

The issue has been taken up with the Chief Minister, who has agreed in principle