Telangana CM announces 98 pc completion of caste survey, promises better representation for Kuruma community
1 week, 2 days ago

Telangana CM announces 98 pc completion of caste survey, promises better representation for Kuruma community

India TV News  

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday announced that 98% of the caste survey undertaken by the state government had been completed. The survey, which is aimed at collecting detailed socio-economic, employment, and caste-related data, is part of a broader initiative to ensure better representation for various communities, particularly the Kuruma community, in the state’s political and governance structures. He assured that the data collected from the survey would help the Congress-led government ensure "better representation" of the Kuruma community in panchayats, as well as in the upcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, in proportion to their population. In a separate engagement at the ‘Global Madiga Day-2024’ event, the Chief Minister assured the Madiga community that the government would make every effort to ensure “justice” for them.

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Telangana Completes Massive Caste Census Survey: What It Means for Reservations and Social Justice
3 days, 1 hour ago

Telangana Completes Massive Caste Census Survey: What It Means for Reservations and Social Justice

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 20, 2024 18:32 IST - 9 MINS READ Telangana government’s socio-economic caste survey is inching towards completion and is at its data-entry phase. The “mega health check-up” of society, as Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy referred to the caste census, is an electoral guarantee made by the Congress during the 2023 Assembly election. Frontline spoke to government …

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy says state caste survey 98 per cent complete
1 week, 1 day ago

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy says state caste survey 98 per cent complete

Hindustan Times  

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday said that 98 per cent of the caste survey undertaken by the state government has been completed. Telangana CM Revanth Reddy on Saturday said that 98 per cent of the state caste survey is completed Describing the survey as a "mega health check-up" for Telangana society, the Chief Minister said the data …

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy says 92% caste survey complete
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy says 92% caste survey complete

India Today  

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday announced that 92 per cent of the state’s caste survey has been completed, reaffirming the Congress party’s commitment to advancing social justice. Highlighting the historical contributions of leaders like Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Babasaheb Ambedkar, and Indira Gandhi, Reddy said, “From providing land to the poor through the Agriculture Ceiling Act to empowering …

Caste census will be social justice 3.0: CM
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Caste census will be social justice 3.0: CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said a nationwide caste census will be the third great movement for social justice, and would be achieved under the Congress’ leadership in the coming days, his demand being bolstered the caste census nearly reaching its conclusion. Revanth Reddy described Social Justice 1.0 as the introduction of reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes …

K Kavitha urges more backward reservations in caste survey in report to BC panel
4 weeks 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, …

Counting right: The Hindu Editorial on caste surveys
1 month, 1 week ago

Counting right: The Hindu Editorial on caste surveys

The Hindu  

Last week’s launch of a caste survey in Telangana by the Congress government is a step towards fulfilling its 2023 Assembly poll promise. The Union government had also said that it had no proposal to make caste data of the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 public. In June, the Patna High Court struck down two Acts in Bihar, envisaging …

Caste census, removing 50% cap on reservations central to vision for country: Congress
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Caste census, removing 50% cap on reservations central to vision for country: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Saturday asserted that a nationwide caste survey and the lifting of the Supreme Court’s “arbitrary ceiling” of 50% on reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes are central to its vision for the country. Congress general secretary in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X that the party's government in Telangana will …

Telangana: Caste census data will be kept confidential, Bhatti assures
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana: Caste census data will be kept confidential, Bhatti assures

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said that all information gathered from the people for the caste census will be kept confidential. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Vikramarka said that the findings from the caste census would be made public as soon as the survey concludes, in contrast to the Samagra Kutumba survey conducted by the BRS …

Caste survey commences in Telangana on November 6
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Caste survey commences in Telangana on November 6

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The door-to-door survey, which is aimed at assessing the economic, social and caste status of the people, will commence across the state on Wednesday. The leaders of the ruling Congress are of the opinion that Telangana would become a role mode for the entire country and show direction in addressing economic and caste related issues. Stating that it is …

Telangana Government Initiates Comprehensive Caste Census, Sets the Stage for Equity and Representation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Government Initiates Comprehensive Caste Census, Sets the Stage for Equity and Representation

India Today  

The Telangana government has launched a comprehensive caste census initiative to gather detailed information about the state's population's social, economic, educational, income, political, and caste characteristics. The goal is to address issues of equity and representation, with the state aiming to set a model for similar efforts nationwide. The census will be overseen by Rudra Santhosh Kumar, the Monitoring In-charge, …

Telangana: Dedicated panel to oversee caste survey for BC reservations
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana: Dedicated panel to oversee caste survey for BC reservations

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Following a recent Telangana High Court order, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has decided to establish a dedicated commission to conduct a caste survey on BC reservations in local body elections. To avoid legal complications in the implementation of BC reservations in local bodies, the chief minister instructed officials to immediately set up a dedicated BC commission and told …

Telangana BC panel prepares ground for caste survey
6 months, 1 week ago

Telangana BC panel prepares ground for caste survey

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: As a first step towards conducting a caste census in the state, the BC Commission on Monday held discussions with various stakeholders. A delegation of people’s committee on caste census met the BC Commission chairman Dr Vakulabharanam Krishna Mohan Rao, member-secretary B Bala Maya Devi and members Ch Upendra, Shubhpradh Patel Nooli and K Kishor Goud at the panel’s …

Telangana: Opposition Parties Seek Legal Sanctity for Caste Census
10 months ago

Telangana: Opposition Parties Seek Legal Sanctity for Caste Census

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Opposition parties on Friday demanded legal backing to the caste survey proposed by the state government, and a resolution was not enough. Rama Rao cited the example of the Bihar government which undertook a caste survey without legal backing due to which it encountered hurdles and came to a grinding halt." The government could seek judicial sanctity by constituting …

Caste survey in Telangana soon, govt moves resolution in Assembly
10 months, 1 week ago

Caste survey in Telangana soon, govt moves resolution in Assembly

Live Mint  

The Congress government in Telangana on Friday moved a resolution in the state assembly to conduct a caste survey in the state. ".To implement various Socio, Economic, Educational, Employment and Political opportunities for the amelioration of Backward Classes, SC and ST citizens of the state and other weaker sections of the state," reads the resolution. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy …

Telangana: Congress govt brings resolution in Assembly to conduct caste census
10 months, 1 week ago

Telangana: Congress govt brings resolution in Assembly to conduct caste census

India TV News  

The Congress government in Telangana on Friday introduced a resolution in the Assembly to conduct a caste census in the state, a promise made by the party in the run-up to the Assembly polls last year. The resolution was brought by Backward Class Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar in the Assembly for the conduct of the census aimed at gathering caste …

On equal access to benefits for all Scheduled Caste communities | Explained
11 months ago

On equal access to benefits for all Scheduled Caste communities | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Union government has formed a high-level committee of secretaries, chaired by the Cabinet Secretary, to evaluate and work out a method for the equitable distribution of benefits, schemes and initiatives to the most backward communities among the over 1,200 Scheduled Castes across the country, that have been crowded out by relatively forward and dominant ones. …

Govt committee set up for Madiga community to hold meet on Jan 22
11 months ago

Govt committee set up for Madiga community to hold meet on Jan 22

Hindustan Times  

The Centre’s newly formed committee to look at reforms and initiatives for the Madiga community and others will meet on Monday, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. This committee is “administrative” in nature and will not consider the community’s longstanding demand for sub-category reservation, a senior government official from the ministry of social justice said on condition of …

Caste census not done systematically, fresh survey should be done: Yediyurappa
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Caste census not done systematically, fresh survey should be done: Yediyurappa

Hindustan Times  

Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said state's Socio-Economic and Education Survey, popularly known as the "caste census," was not done systematically, and urged the Congress government in Karnataka to get a fresh survey done and present the facts before the people. Caste census not done systematically, fresh survey should be done: Yediyurappa Karnataka's two dominant communities -- …

Socio-economic data collected during caste survey to be tabled in Bihar assembly
1 year, 2 months ago

Socio-economic data collected during caste survey to be tabled in Bihar assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that the detailed caste survey report, including socio-economic data, would be tabled in the Bihar Assembly during the forthcoming Winter Session of the House. Now, we will place the details of the survey report, including the socio-economic data, in the state Assembly and any future action will be decided after taking feedback …

Congress will conduct caste census if voted to power: VH
1 year, 3 months ago

Congress will conduct caste census if voted to power: VH

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: Congress senior leader and former MP V. Hanumantha Rao said the Congress was the only party to give much importance to the people of BC communities and would conduct a caste census after forming its government at the Centre. Addressing a joint press conference with former MP Ponnam Prabhakar and former MLA A. Praveen Reddy in Husnabad constituency of …

T.N. to constitute Commission for collecting caste-wise data
4 years ago

T.N. to constitute Commission for collecting caste-wise data

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Tuesday announced that a Commission would be set up to conduct a survey for collecting caste-wise data in Tamil Nadu. In the morning, protests by PMK cadre paralysed vehicular movement for a few hours on GST Road in Chennai and a couple of highways in northern Tamil Nadu. According to the Chief Minister, the …

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