Revanth Reddy vows to secure 42% quota for Backward Classes, urges all-party unity
1 week, 2 days ago

Revanth Reddy vows to secure 42% quota for Backward Classes, urges all-party unity

India Today  

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy reaffirmed his government’s commitment to increasing the Backward Classes reservation to 42 per cent, delivering a speech in the Telangana Assembly on the matter. The Chief Minister announced that his government was withdrawing the previous administration’s proposal, which had sought to raise BC reservations to 37 per cent. The Chief Minister called upon Union Ministers Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay, along with BJP floor leader Raja Singh, to take the responsibility of securing an appointment with the Prime Minister. He also urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to raise the issue in Parliament, entrusting Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee President Mahesh Kumar Goud with the task of seeking a meeting with Gandhi soon.

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DC Edit | Will Telangana Quota Law Stand?
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1 week, 1 day ago

DC Edit | Will Telangana Quota Law Stand?

Deccan Chronicle  

The Telangana Legislative Assembly has passed the Telangana Backward Classes Bill, 2025, to increase reservation for Backward Classes in education, employment, and local bodies to 42 per cent from 29 per cent. Though there are states like Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh, where the total reservation extended in the state has already touched 69 per cent, the Telangana reservation law is …

Telangana assembly passes bills to increase OBC reservation to 42%
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1 week, 1 day ago

Telangana assembly passes bills to increase OBC reservation to 42%

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana assembly on Monday passed two bills to hike the reservation for other backward classes in education, employment and local bodies to 42%, fulfilling a major campaign promise based on the recently concluded caste survey but also triggering controversy over the breached 50% cap on caste-based reservations. The assembly also passed the Telangana Scheduled Castes Bill, 2025, seeking to …

Telangana's 42% quota push based on caste census, a first for any state
1 week, 1 day ago

Telangana's 42% quota push based on caste census, a first for any state

India Today  

Telangana is set to become the first state to implement reservations based on a caste survey, with the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passing a key bill to increase reservation for Backward Classes to 42 per cent in government jobs, educational institutions, and local body elections. This is what the whole country needs,” he posted on X, adding that a caste …

Revanth Reddy says Telangana's SC classification fulfills Congress promise to Dalits
1 week, 1 day ago

Revanth Reddy says Telangana's SC classification fulfills Congress promise to Dalits

India Today  

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Tuesday called the classification of Scheduled Caste communities a "historic step" towards justice and upliftment. Speaking during the Budget session in the Assembly, he said “many activists have sacrificed their lives for SC classification, and the 'people's government' is committed to the upliftment of the SC communities.” He highlighted the Congress party’s long-standing commitment …

TG Assembly passes 2 Bills to raise BC quota
1 week, 2 days ago

TG Assembly passes 2 Bills to raise BC quota

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday passed two landmark Bills aimed at enhancing reservations for Backward Classes in education, employment, and local bodies to 42 per cent. Prior to September 2022, Telangana’s total reservations stood at 50 per cent, comprising 29 per cent for BCs, 15 per cent for SCs, six per cent for STs. In October 2022, the …

Revanth seeks Modi's appointment for 42% BC quota approval
1 week, 2 days ago

Revanth seeks Modi's appointment for 42% BC quota approval

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking an appointment for requesting the Central government's approval for two Bills, which the Legislative Assembly approved to increase reservation for Backward Classes to 42 per cent. In his letter to Modi, Revanth Reddy stressed the need for the Central government's approval to implement the 42 per …

Telangana Assembly Passes Bills To Raise BC Quota To 42%, CM Pushes For Parliament Nod
1 week, 2 days ago

Telangana Assembly Passes Bills To Raise BC Quota To 42%, CM Pushes For Parliament Nod

ABP News  

The Telangana Legislative Assembly passed two bills on Monday to raise the reservation for backward classes to 42 per cent in education, employment, and elections for rural and urban local bodies. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy expressed gratitude to all parties for their support and vowed to push for parliamentary approval, as the proposed increase would exceed the 50 per …

BC Minister Ponnam calls for unity to secure 42% reservations for BCs
1 week, 2 days ago

BC Minister Ponnam calls for unity to secure 42% reservations for BCs

The Hindu  

Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar has expressed gratitude to all those who supported the bill aimed at increasing reservations for Backward Classes to 42%. He also dismissed concerns over the 50% reservation cap, stating that the Central government provided an avenue through the 103rd Constitutional Amendment in 2019. The Minister also reassured that legal hurdles would not obstruct the …

Revanth seeks Modi’s appointment for all-party delegation to present BC Bills
1 week, 2 days ago

Revanth seeks Modi’s appointment for all-party delegation to present BC Bills

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy sought the appointment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a delegation of all the parties from Telangana under his leadership to apprise him of the two Bills passed by the Assembly and seek his support for clearance from the Central government. In a letter to the Prime Minister on Monday, Mr. Reddy said the Assembly …

Telangana CM reveals OBC population data, promises 42% quota in jobs, education
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1 week, 2 days ago

Telangana CM reveals OBC population data, promises 42% quota in jobs, education

Hindustan Times  

Revealing the outcome of the caste census, Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Monday said the population of backward classes in the state is 56.36 per cent. Telangana chief minister A. Revanth Reddy "Today, as the Leader of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, as Chief Minister I solemnly declare that based on the most scientific, methodically rigorous, and excruciating efforts of …

OBCs in Telangana to get 42% reservation in education, jobs? CM Revanth Reddy vows ‘proactive measures’
1 week, 2 days ago

OBCs in Telangana to get 42% reservation in education, jobs? CM Revanth Reddy vows ‘proactive measures’

Live Mint  

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has reaffirmed his government's ‘proactive measures’ to securing a 42% reservation for Backward Classes in education, employment, and political opportunities. Be on the right side of history & let each one of us become a champion of this historic move.”, CM Reddy wrote on X. CM Revanth Reddy's initiative follows a promise made by Congress …

BC reservation Bill, SCs sub-categorisation, Future City outlined by Telangana Governor at commencement of budget session
2 weeks ago

BC reservation Bill, SCs sub-categorisation, Future City outlined by Telangana Governor at commencement of budget session

The Hindu  

Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma reiterated the State Government’s commitment to fostering innovation, strengthening infrastructure and empowering every citizen. By attracting investments and establishing Telangana as a leader in renewable energy, artificial intelligence and high tech industries, the government was paving the way for future that balances progress with sustainability, the Governor said. “The Telangana of tomorrow will be even …

CM Revanth Reddy accuses forces of plotting against 42 per cent BC reservation
2 weeks, 2 days ago

CM Revanth Reddy accuses forces of plotting against 42 per cent BC reservation

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy alleged that some forces are hatching conspiracies and obstructing the government’s efforts to provide 42 per cent reservation to BC communities. The data collected during previous chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s rule stated that upper castes constituted 21 per cent of state’s population but the recent caste survey disclosed it was only 15.28 per …

Telangana CM Revanth cautions BCs about plans of BJP, BRS to scuttle higher quota for them
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Telangana CM Revanth cautions BCs about plans of BJP, BRS to scuttle higher quota for them

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has urged the Backward Classes to be cautious about the Bharatiya Janata Party and Bharat Rashtra Samithi that are trying to scuttle the State government’s decision to implement 42% reservations for BCs in education and employment. Criticism of the two parties about the caste census conducted by the government, the first since 1931, is indicative …

Telangana to bring 2 bills to raise OBC quota to 42%
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Telangana to bring 2 bills to raise OBC quota to 42%

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana government will introduce two separate bills in the upcoming budget session of the state assembly, seeking to provide 42% reservations to Other Backward Classes — one in the upcoming local body elections, another in the education and employment, said state backward classes minister Ponnam Prabhakar. “Once the OBC local bodies reservation bill is passed by the state legislature, …

Telangana cabinet likely to approve BC, SC quota bill
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Telangana cabinet likely to approve BC, SC quota bill

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The state Cabinet is scheduled to meet at the Secretariat on Thursday, March 6, and discuss some crucial issues. Chaired by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, the Cabinet meeting is likely to discuss enhancing reservations for Backward Classes and subclassification of Scheduled Castes. Government sources said that the Cabinet is likely to discuss increasing reservations for BCs in political …

Work to make Rahul PM, Revanth tells Congress cadre
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Work to make Rahul PM, Revanth tells Congress cadre

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has set a clear political agenda for the Congress leaders and activists in Telangana: Party programmes and government decisions effectively reach the people and ensure that Rahul Gandhi becomes the Prime Minister. Addressing the TPCC’s extended meeting at Gandhi Bhavan on Friday, Revanth Reddy said, "Thanks to Rahul Gandhi’s relentless pursuit, caste census and SC …

Revanth Reddy will complete five-year term, a BC will be CM in future: TPCC chief
1 month, 1 week ago

Revanth Reddy will complete five-year term, a BC will be CM in future: TPCC chief

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: TPCC chief B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Monday stated that the politics would revolve around Backward Classes in the future. While stating that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will complete his five-year term, the TPCC chief said that BCs will have an opportunity to serve as CM in the future. Mahesh Goud, meanwhile, demanded that Union Minister of State …

BC quota bill in March first week: DY CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka
1 month, 1 week ago

BC quota bill in March first week: DY CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The state government on Wednesday decided to allow those who missed giving their details in the caste survey, to do so between February 16 and 28. The state government also decided to pass a bill in the Assembly providing 42% reservations to BCs in politics, education and employment in the first week of March. Giving details of the decisions …

Bill on 42% quota for BCs in session: Bhatti
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bill on 42% quota for BCs in session: Bhatti

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Wednesday reaffirmed the Congress government's commitment on granting a 42 per cent reservation to Backward Classes in local bodies, education, and employment. Addressing a press conference at Secretariat on Wednesday after taking part in the review meeting conducted by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to discuss BC reservations in local bodies elections, …

Govt. to enact law in March first week to give statutory backing to 42% BC reservation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Govt. to enact law in March first week to give statutory backing to 42% BC reservation

The Hindu  

The State government has decided to enact a legislation providing for 42 per cent reservation to backward classes communities in education, employment and political spheres. Accordingly, those who missed out can register their details with the officials concerned between February 16 and 28, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said. The Deputy Chief Minister, along with other Ministers, attended a …

Telangana CM Revanth faces challenges on caste survey implementation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana CM Revanth faces challenges on caste survey implementation

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana government, headed by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, and which has just completed the comprehensive socio-economic, educational, employment, political, and caste survey in the state assembly on February 4, is now facing the biggest challenge of implementing the same. But prominent OBC leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP and national OBC welfare association president R Krishnaiah and former Telangana …

Why Revanth Reddy govt gave only a sneak peak of Telangana caste survey
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why Revanth Reddy govt gave only a sneak peak of Telangana caste survey

India Today  

One more milestone has been marked in the evolving landscape of India’s caste empowerment politics: a report containing an enumeration of the various caste groups that make up Telangana’s 35.5 million population. The caste count, officially termed the ‘Socio-Economic, Educational, Employment, Political and Caste Survey’, revealed that Backward Classes constitute 56.33 per cent of the state’s population, with BC Muslims …

CM Revanth Reddy declares February 4 as Telangana Social Justice Day
1 month, 3 weeks ago

CM Revanth Reddy declares February 4 as Telangana Social Justice Day

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday declared February 4 as the "Telangana Social Justice Day," highlighting its historical significance for the state. Speaking in the Assembly on Tuesday, Revanth Reddy highlighted that February 4 marked two key milestones in Telangana’s journey towards achieving social justice — the approval of the caste census decision by the Cabinet on February 4 …

Revanth reaffirms commitment to SC sub-classification; govt. rejects creamy layer proposal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Revanth reaffirms commitment to SC sub-classification; govt. rejects creamy layer proposal

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy reaffirmed his government’s commitment to Scheduled Caste sub-classification, declaring that Telangana will be the first State in the country to implement it. He announced that the government had rejected the one-member judicial commission’s recommendation to introduce a creamy layer within reservations, which suggested that MLAs, MPs, ZP chairpersons, mayors, and other public representatives, as well as …

Revanth Reddy tables Caste Survey 2025, KTR questions drop in BC population
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Revanth Reddy tables Caste Survey 2025, KTR questions drop in BC population

India Today  

The Telangana government tabled the "Caste Survey - 2024" report in the Assembly on Tuesday, marking a significant move in the state's socio-political landscape. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, presenting the survey document, emphasised that the data collection was aimed at ensuring equal opportunities in line with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's vision of "jitni abaadi utni haq.” He highlighted the …

Telangana Assembly passes resolution asking Centre to conduct nationwide caste survey
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Assembly passes resolution asking Centre to conduct nationwide caste survey

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad, Feb. 4: The Telangana Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday, urging the Centre to emulate the household caste and socioeconomic survey conducted by the state government. Observing that a constitutional amendment is required to provide 42 per cent reservations to Backward Classes as per law, Reddy said the Congress would provide a 42 per cent quota for Backward …

Telangana assembly passes resolution urging centre to conduct nationwide caste survey
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana assembly passes resolution urging centre to conduct nationwide caste survey

India TV News  

In a significant move, the Telangana Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Central government to conduct a nationwide socio-economic, employment, political, and caste survey, following the model set by the state. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, who introduced the resolution, emphasized the state government’s commitment to the welfare of backward classes, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and other …

Telangana to hike BC reservations to 42 per cent
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana to hike BC reservations to 42 per cent

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The state government is set to allocate 42% of the seats in local bodies, education and employment for Backward Classes, and also enhance reservations for SCs and STs, taking the total reservations for various sections to around 66-67%. A highly placed source confided to TNIE that the state government has proposed to increase reservations for BCs to 42% in …

Telangana BCs demand 42% reservation in local body elections, warn of massive stir
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana BCs demand 42% reservation in local body elections, warn of massive stir

The Hindu  

Senior leaders from Backward Classes, including Rajya Sabha member and National BC Association president R. Krishnaiah, and former chairman of the Telangana BC Commission Vakulabharanam Krishna Mohan Rao, have demanded that the State government implement 42% reservations for BCs in the impending local body elections. Addressing the ‘BC Rajakiya Yudhabheri’ public meeting held at the Arts and Science College grounds …

File review petition in Supreme Court to ensure higher reservation for BCs, Telangana govt. urged
2 months, 1 week ago

File review petition in Supreme Court to ensure higher reservation for BCs, Telangana govt. urged

The Hindu  

Speakers at a conference of Backward Classes intellectuals here on Friday demanded that the State government file a review petition in the Supreme Court to ensure 42% reservation for BCs in local bodies, as promised in the Kamareddy BC Declaration. Rajya Sabha member and president of the National BC Welfare Association R. Krishnaiah said the movement would intensify in stages …

Demand for raising reservation cap rises in Karnataka
3 months, 1 week ago

Demand for raising reservation cap rises in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

BELAGAVI: The demand for increasing the reservation cap to over 50% in the State, came to the fore again in the ongoing winter session in the council on Friday with MLCs across the party lines raising the matter. The matter came up for discussion when the question was raised by BJP MLC Talawar Sabanna who wanted the government to increase …

K Kavitha urges more backward reservations in caste survey in report to BC panel
4 months ago

K Kavitha urges more backward reservations in caste survey in report to BC panel

India Today  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLC K Kavitha, on Monday, submitted a detailed report highlighting key issues impacting backward classes, to the BC Dedicated Commission Chairman Busani Venkateswara Rao. The report, prepared after extensive consultations across Telangana on the findings of the state’s caste survey, listed the need for enhanced reservations for BCs in local body elections. Telangana Jagruthi, under Kavitha's leadership, …

Karnataka government Muslim quota row; Telangana launches caste census
4 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka government Muslim quota row; Telangana launches caste census

India Today  

The Karnataka government previously denied plans to introduce a Muslim quota in public tenders. However, Naseer Ahmed, MLC and political secretary to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, is advocating for a four percent reservation for Muslims in government tenders. Telangana government, led by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, has officially launched a caste census. Officials see this as a step toward equitable resource …

KTR challenges Revanth to implement 42% BC reservation before Telangana panchayat polls, questions Congress on caste survey motives
4 months, 2 weeks ago

KTR challenges Revanth to implement 42% BC reservation before Telangana panchayat polls, questions Congress on caste survey motives

New Indian Express  

HANAMKONDA: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Sunday demanded that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy implement the 42% BC reservation before the panchayat elections across the state. “The Congress government in Telangana has not provided an additional Rs 500 quintal bonus for paddy to farmers, yet Revanth falsely claimed in a public meeting that this bonus is being given …

In Tamil Nadu, data on quota is a Pandora’s Box
7 months, 2 weeks ago

In Tamil Nadu, data on quota is a Pandora’s Box

The Hindu  

Politics over reservation in education and public employment is nothing new to Tamil Nadu. The question over the data has been addressed partially through the publication of the State Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department’s reply to a query under the RTI on the representation of Vanniyars and the rest within the exclusive 20% quota for MBC-DNCs …

HC issues notice to Maharashtra backward class panel over report on Maratha quota
8 months, 3 weeks ago

HC issues notice to Maharashtra backward class panel over report on Maratha quota

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission amid ongoing hearings of petitions challenging the State’s decision to grant 10% reservation to Marathas in education and jobs. The High Court, which started hearing the petitions last week, had on Tuesday noted that the MSBCC was a necessary party in the pleas as …

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap
8 months, 3 weeks ago

VHR Asks BJP to Lift 50% Quota Cap

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Senior TPCC leader V. Hanumantha Rao on Monday called on the NDA-led BJP government at the Centre to pass a bill in Parliament that would allow reservations to exceed the current 50 percent cap. Hanumantha Rao highlighted that the Congress wants all state laws regarding reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes to be included in …

BJP Leader Wants Caste Census Before Local Polls
10 months ago

BJP Leader Wants Caste Census Before Local Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BJP leader Dr Boora Narsaiah Goud demanded that the Revanth Reddy government conduct the caste census and provide 42 per cent reservations to Backward Classes communities before conducting the local bodies’ polls, as was promised by the Congress before the Assembly elections. Dr Goud demanded that the government allocate 42 per cent of civil contract maintenance works in government …

Revanth Reddy interview | ‘Quota issue, caste census will haunt the BJP’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Revanth Reddy interview | ‘Quota issue, caste census will haunt the BJP’

The Hindu  

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has said the BJP’s wish to “scrap reservation”, its North-South division, favouritism towards Gujarat, and denial of caste census are serious issues that will haunt the party in the election. In an interview with The Hindu, Mr. Reddy said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi could challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Chief Minister said Ambani …

We back reservations: RSS head Mohan Bhagwat amid quota row
10 months, 3 weeks ago

We back reservations: RSS head Mohan Bhagwat amid quota row

Op India  

Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha election, Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has made a significant announcement regarding reservations. The Sangh has been supporting all reservations as per the Constitution since the… https://t.co/lGju5pukHj pic.twitter.com/crS5FORdv1 — ANI April 28, 2024 Notably, last year Mohan Bhagwat remarked in Nagpur that reservations should be granted as long as there is …

We did not make any changes to BC quota, says CM Siddaramaiah
11 months ago

We did not make any changes to BC quota, says CM Siddaramaiah

New Indian Express  

BIDAR/BENGALURU: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP intensifying their attacks on the Congress over Muslim quota, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the 4% reservation for Muslims has been in force in Karnataka since 1994 as per the Chinnappa Reddy Commission’s recommendation. In Bidar, the CM said some people approached the Supreme Court during the tenure of the …

Andhra Pradesh: TDP to Release Separate Manifesto for Welfare of Backward Classes on Jan 4
1 year, 2 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: TDP to Release Separate Manifesto for Welfare of Backward Classes on Jan 4

News 18  

The Telugu Desam Party on Friday said it will be launching a separate manifesto for the welfare of backward classes and know the problems they are facing. National general secretary Nara Lokesh said the programme titled ‘Jayaho BC’ will be released on January 4. Lokesh told reporters at the party headquarters that the TDP will initially hold a workshop under …

Bihar assembly passes bill to hike quotas for SCs, STs & backward classes to 65 per cent, surpasses SC's 50 per cent cap
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar assembly passes bill to hike quotas for SCs, STs & backward classes to 65 per cent, surpasses SC's 50 per cent cap

Firstpost  

The Caste Survey report revealed that OBCs and the extremely backward classes sub-group account for a whopping 63 per cent of the state’s total of 13.07 crore, while SCs and STs together were slightly over 21 per cent. The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to raise the quota for SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes …

Bihar cabinet clears quota hike to 75%, Bill likely today
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar cabinet clears quota hike to 75%, Bill likely today

Hindustan Times  

At a special meeting held on Tuesday evening, the Bihar cabinet approved a proposal to increase the reservations in government jobs and educational institutions from the existing 60% to 75%, hours after chief minister Nitish Kumar told the state assembly that his government would bring a Bill in the ongoing winter session of the legislature to effect the quota hike …

Nitish Kumar wants backward classes quota to be increased from 50% to 65%, 10% for EWS
1 year, 4 months ago

Nitish Kumar wants backward classes quota to be increased from 50% to 65%, 10% for EWS

India TV News  

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, in wake of the outcomes of the recently conducted caste census in Bihar, voiced in favour of further increasing the reservation for Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes as their population has increased according to the survey. Nitish Kumar said that the quota for Backward Classes should be increased from 50 per cent to …

MK Stalin demands removal of 50 per cent ceiling on reservation
1 year, 6 months ago

MK Stalin demands removal of 50 per cent ceiling on reservation

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday voiced his opposition to the 50 per cent cap on reservation in employment and education and said states should be given the authority to decide on the quantum of quota. While speaking at the second national conference of the All India Federation for Social Justice, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister also urged …

R Krishnaiah Writes Letter to Manikrao Thakre
1 year, 6 months ago

R Krishnaiah Writes Letter to Manikrao Thakre

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Citing the failure of the BRS to give more seats to Backward Classes candidates, National BC Welfare Association president R. Krishnaiah wrote an open letter to AICC Telangana in-charge Manikrao Thakre seeking 50 per cent of the seats for the community. Stating that the BC community had a right to get its due share in a democratic set-up, Krishnaiah, …

TD to restore BC reservations to 34 percent: Achannaidu
1 year, 10 months ago

TD to restore BC reservations to 34 percent: Achannaidu

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Telugu Desam will restore reservations for backward classes to 34 per cent once it comes to power, assured TD state president Kinjarapu Achannaidu while participating in a round table meeting of BCs at Suryakala Mandiram in Kakinada on Saturday. The TD state president maintained that YSRC government had reduced the reservations for BC from 34 per cent to 24 …

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