Hello,

Currently, the entire Veerashaiva-Lingayat community, that is one of the dominant community in the Karnataka State, is included in the Karnataka OBC list under Category 3B with a 5% reservation based on income.

So you would be benefitted for jobs and opportunities for Karnataka state based only.

The community does not come in Central list of Other Backward Castes .

Though the state government has been constantly trying to get the community under the Central list of OBC. Their inclusion as OBC in the Central list will mean 27% reservation in Central government services and Central educational institutions. Only some sub-castes of Veerashaiva-Lingayats come under the central OBC list at present.

I hope you find the answer helpful

Thank you