Telangana BC Commission wants better participation in survey 2nd round
1 month, 1 week ago

Telangana BC Commission wants better participation in survey 2nd round

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Emphasising a special focus on areas that reported low percentage of participation in the Socio-Economic, Education, Employment, Political and Caste Survey, the Telangana BC Commission directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and Hyderabad district collector to ensure more participation in the second round of survey, which would be carried out from February 16 to 28. Addressing the media, state BC Commission chairman G Niranjan said that regardless of the outcome of the second round of survey, the BCs should focus on a roadmap to get proportional representation. “I have spoken to GHMC commissioner, Hyderabad collector, BC Welfare minister, and directed to send enumerators to localities with low participation in the survey. Welcoming the state government’s decision of coming up with the idea of introducing a bill in the State Legislative Assembly, he said it would enable the BCs to secure around 65 to 70 per cent seats in the local body elections.

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CM Revanth Reddy accuses forces of plotting against 42 per cent BC reservation
2 weeks, 4 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, 5 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 …

CM Revanth Reddy urges BC leaders to defend caste survey from opposition criticism
1 month ago

CM Revanth Reddy urges BC leaders to defend caste survey from opposition criticism

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Stating that he has gone to great lengths to conduct the Socio-Economic, Employment, Political, and Caste Survey to enhance reservations for BCs, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday said that it was now the responsibility of the Backward Class communities to shield it from the undue criticism of the Opposition. Describing the caste survey as an emotional issue …

Telangana to conduct second round of caste survey from February 16 to 28: CM
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana to conduct second round of caste survey from February 16 to 28: CM

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana government will conduct a second round of socio-economic, educational, employment, political and caste survey from February 16 to 28, in the wake of criticism from the opposition that the earlier survey was not comprehensive, besides objections raised by some OBC groups and leaders from within the Congress that there were discrepancies in the figures of various castes. State …

BRS and BJP have anti-BC mindset, says Ponnam Prabhakar
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BRS and BJP have anti-BC mindset, says Ponnam Prabhakar

The Hindu  

Asserting that the recent caste census conducted by the Telangana government was a role model for the country, Minister for Backward Classes Welfare Ponnam Prabhakar has said that those who missed out the survey can register their details with the officials concerned from February 16 to 28. Of the total 1.15 crore families in the State, nearly 1.12 crore families …

Get community survey done by dedicated commission with experts, BRS urges govt.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Get community survey done by dedicated commission with experts, BRS urges govt.

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has demanded that the State government get the re-survey of the community census conducted by constituting a Dedicated Commission with experts in carrying out such tasks, since the government has already admitted its failure and is taking up the survey again. Vivekanand said the Congress government had insulted about 2 crore people of the backward …

Telangana to hold another round of caste survey for those left out after backlash
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana to hold another round of caste survey for those left out after backlash

India Today  

Facing criticism from the Opposition, including the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and various backward classes organisations, Telangana government announced a second phase of the caste survey from February 16 to 28. This will also be open for those who would want to update their information, announced Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring 42 …

KTR welcomes decision to re-conduct caste survey
1 month, 2 weeks ago

KTR welcomes decision to re-conduct caste survey

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president K.T. He also demanded an unconditional apology from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to the Backward Class community for the inaccuracies, which caused mental anguish and reduced the BC population count. He stressed that local body elections should only be held after a comprehensive second survey is conducted, and 42% reservation is legally provided …

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 …

Comprehensive caste survey can justify legislative and constitutional measures to increase reservations: BC leaders
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Comprehensive caste survey can justify legislative and constitutional measures to increase reservations: BC leaders

The Hindu  

Former State BC Commission chairman Vakulabharanam Krishna Mohan Rao has criticised Chief Minister A.Revanth Reddy for stating that exceeding the 50% reservation cap was constitutionally impossible. He argued that a comprehensive caste survey could provide the necessary justification for legislative and constitutional measures to increase reservations. Several prominent intellectuals and BC association leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP R.Krishnaiah, former minister …

BC leaders to meet CM Revanth Reddy over ‘disparity’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BC leaders to meet CM Revanth Reddy over ‘disparity’

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Saturday said that the caste survey conducted by the state government will ensure social justice for Backward Classes. Addressing them, the minister said that as there is no infrastructure and manpower with the BC Commission, the government got the survey conducted by the Planning department. Speaking to TNIE, BC Rajyadhikaara Samithi president Dasu …

Telangana caste survey: CM Revanth Reddy to hold meeting with MLAs today
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana caste survey: CM Revanth Reddy to hold meeting with MLAs today

The Hindu  

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will hold a meeting with the party legislators at the MCRHRD Institute in Hyderabad on Thursday afternoon. The meeting assumes significance in wake of the Socio-Economic Survey report approved in the State Legislature along with the presentation of the Scheduled Castes sub-categorisation report in the both the Houses of the Legislature. The meeting, to …

TPCC chief Mahesh promises 50 per cent quota for BCs in Congress executive panel
1 month, 3 weeks ago

TPCC chief Mahesh promises 50 per cent quota for BCs in Congress executive panel

New Indian Express  

Mahesh Goud said that the BC survey conducted in the state is first of its kind in the country as no other surveys were tabled in their respective Assemblies. “Scientifically carried out survey found that BCs form 56 per cent of the state’s population,” he said and sought to know on what basis the BRS leaders were questioning the veracity …

BCs’ quota being cut to please Muslims, charges BJP on TG caste census
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BCs’ quota being cut to please Muslims, charges BJP on TG caste census

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the Congress government led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of “hatching a conspiracy to please the minority Muslim community by snatching away the rights of the Backward Classes in reducing the quota and asked if this was the role model” for the party, on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference at New Delhi, Rajya …

Telangana assembly adopts caste survey report, CM vows relief
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana assembly adopts caste survey report, CM vows relief

Hindustan Times  

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday asserted that his government was committed to using the finings of the latest caste survey conducted across the state to extend benefits to the backward classes in politics, education and employment. Speaking after presenting the report in the assembly, the chief minister said the caste survey was conducted in the wake of …

Congress to give 42% tickets to BCs in local body polls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congress to give 42% tickets to BCs in local body polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday announced that the Congress would give 42 per cent seats for Backward Classes candidates in the upcoming local body elections, and challenged the BRS and the BJP to follow the suit if they were genuinely committed to the upliftment of the community. Calling the day a "red-letter day" in history, Revanth Reddy declared …

Uttam rejects doubts about caste survey
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Uttam rejects doubts about caste survey

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy dismissed doubts cast on the caste survey by the opposition parties in the Assembly, stating it was a massive exercise done systematically and an inclusive one. Similarly, the Scheduled Tribes population percentage has increased from 9.8 per cent to 10.45 per cent, while the Other Castes population percentage decreased from 21.55 per cent to 15.79 …

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 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 …

BRS doubts authenticity of caste census data citing disparities in BC numbers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BRS doubts authenticity of caste census data citing disparities in BC numbers

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has expressed doubts over the caste census conducted by the Congress government in Telangana stating that there are disparities in the number of households, total population compared to the data collected as part of 2011 Census and integrated household survey conducted in 2014. Stating that as per 2011 Census data the number of households in …

Caste Census finds BC community makes up 46.25% of Telangana
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Caste Census finds BC community makes up 46.25% of Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: People belonging to Backward Class communities form 46.25 per cent of the state’s 3.7 crore population, according to the Caste Census report submitted to the government on Sunday. According to the report, which was presented to the cabinet sub-committee chairman and irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, persons belonging to Scheduled Castes constitute 17.43 per cent of the total …

Caste survey report to be submitted to cabinet sub-committee by February 2
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Caste survey report to be submitted to cabinet sub-committee by February 2

The Hindu  

The first of its kind socio economic, education, employment and caste survey taken up by the State government envisaging enhancement of reservations for backward classes is nearing completion. Officials concerned informed Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy that data entry pertaining to the survey has been completed and the draft report of the survey would be submitted to the government in …

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 …

Telangana BC Leaders Complain BC Panel on Denial of Rights
4 months, 1 week ago

Telangana BC Leaders Complain BC Panel on Denial of Rights

Deccan Chronicle  

Nalgonda: Leaders of Backward Castes on Monday expressed their frustrations before the Telangana BC Commission, chaired by G. Niranjan, during a public hearing held at Udhayaditya Bhavan in the district Collectorate. Keshaboina Shanker, leader of MUdiran Association, pointed out that the Mudiraj community makes up nine per cent of the state’s population and 13 per cent of the BC population. …

Caste, BC groups demand quotas in local body polls
4 months, 1 week ago

Caste, BC groups demand quotas in local body polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Nalgonda: Leaders representing various backward classes and caste groups submitted a representation to Telangana State BC Dedicated Commission chairman Busani Venkateshwara Rao on Saturday, seeking quotas in local elections based on their population. Telangana State Besta Seva Sangam president G. Venkateshwarlu urged the commission to consider sub-castes like Bestha and Mudiraja as part of the fishermen community and allocate quotas …

Telangana: Survey sparks hopes of BC leaders for tweak in local poll quotas
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana: Survey sparks hopes of BC leaders for tweak in local poll quotas

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: The caste survey has raised hopes among leaders, especially those from Backward Communities, for adjustments in current reservations, allowing them to contest for sarpanch, MPTC, and ZPTC posts in the upcoming local body elections in Adilabad, Nirmal, Mancherial, and Komaram Bheem Asifabad districts. It is also anticipated that the number of reserved seats for sarpanch, MPTC, and ZPTC posts …

Counter Opposition’s criticism on household survey: TPCC chief
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Counter Opposition’s criticism on household survey: TPCC chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president B Mahesh Kumar Goud here on Monday called upon the cadre to make the ongoing integrated household survey a grand success till its completion on November 26. In a message to the cadre, he said he would be available from the connect centre from the party office to clarify any doubts on the survey. …

Congress failed BCs, did not keep promises: KTR
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress failed BCs, did not keep promises: KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao questioned how people could trust the Congress to support the Backward Class community, noting that the party did not establish a separate ministry for BC affairs at the central level, despite being in power for 60 years. Rama Rao pointed out that a year ago, Congress made numerous promises under the BC Declaration, …

Telangana: Dedicated panel to oversee caste survey for BC reservations
4 months, 3 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 …

Congress in Telangana ‘castes’ a spell on rivals with BC census
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress in Telangana ‘castes’ a spell on rivals with BC census

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The decision of the Congress government to implement its pre-election promise of a caste census in the state has handed it the advantage over both its main political rivals in the state — the BRS and BJP — and allowed it to portray itself as a champion of BC welfare and social justice. To highlight the importance of the …

Telangana BC Commission begins public hearings, leaders seek scrapping of EWS quota
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Telangana BC Commission begins public hearings, leaders seek scrapping of EWS quota

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD: The Telangana BC Commission, led by its chairman G Niranjan, held the first of a series of public hearings in Adilabad on Monday to elicit the views of all stakeholders to prepare the ground for conduct of caste survey in the state. The leaders from various communities belonging to four districts - Adilabad, Kumurambheem-Asifabad, Mancherial and Nirmal participated in …

Telangana to conduct caste survey under supervision of BC Commission
5 months, 1 week ago

Telangana to conduct caste survey under supervision of BC Commission

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The BC Commission will conduct public hearings in the 10 erstwhile districts from October 24. The BC Commission meeting held here on Monday discussed the further course of action in accordance with the orders issued by the state government on October 9 specifying the terms of reference to the Commission. Principal Secretary of the Planning department Sandeep Kumar Sultania, …

Telangana BC panel prepares ground for caste survey
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

BC bodies want government to hold local bodies’ polls after hiking quota
10 months, 1 week ago

BC bodies want government to hold local bodies’ polls after hiking quota

The Hindu  

About 13 Backward Classes organisations and 30 BC communities associations have demanded that the State government conduct local bodies elections to posts like sarpanch, MPTC and ZPTC members only after enhancing the BC quota for them. At a meeting held here on Friday, Rajya Sabha member and president of the National BC Welfare Association R. Krishnaiah asked the Congress government …

First conduct caste census, then local body polls: Krishnaiah
10 months, 1 week ago

First conduct caste census, then local body polls: Krishnaiah

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Though Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy hinted that the elections to local bodies would be held in the last week of June, the BC associations demanded that the poll should be conducted only after the caste census is conducted. The Congress announced in its manifesto that the reservations in local bodies would be increased from 22 per cent to …

Election Commission to focus on 5,000 booths in 43 Assembly constituencies to improve polling
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Commission to focus on 5,000 booths in 43 Assembly constituencies to improve polling

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India is targeting to improve voting percentage in about 5,000 polling booths in Karnataka that have reported a voter turnout below the State’s average of 68%. According to Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka Manoj Kumar Meena, the below-average voting percentage in the 2019 parliamentary polls was reported in about 43 urban Assembly constituencies, including all 28 …

BC Caste Census to Consolidate Support of 139 BC castes for YSRC in 2024 Polls
1 year, 5 months ago

BC Caste Census to Consolidate Support of 139 BC castes for YSRC in 2024 Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy aims to consolidate the support of BC castes by holding a Caste Census from November 15, as was done in Bihar. “After 90 years, an accurate account of the population is required to plan and implement welfare programmes for Backward Classes.” Further, in the recent monsoon session of the state assembly in Sept …

BC mantra for BJP in Huzurnagar
5 years, 6 months ago

BC mantra for BJP in Huzurnagar

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BJP has changed its strategy and decided to field a BC candidate in Huzurnagar byelections with an eye on the huge chunk of votes of the community. The BC community constitutes about 38 per cent of the population in the constituency with 83,663 voters, the highest for any group. Among the BC groups, the Goud and Yadava communities …

BC voter count fuels GHMC poll talk
5 years, 9 months ago

BC voter count fuels GHMC poll talk

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Speculation that the GHMC elections will be advanced has been fuelled by the decision of the civic body to commence ward-wise enumeration of BC voters and publication of the BC voters’ list in July second week. In April this year, TRS president and Chief Mini-ster K. Chandrasekhar Rao was said to have sounded party leaders about advancing the GHMC …

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