Backward classes form largest chunk of population in Telangana, says caste survey
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Backward classes form largest chunk of population in Telangana, says caste survey

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Backward classes other than Muslim minorities at 46.25 percent form the largest chunk of the total 3.70 crore population of Telangana, according to the caste survey conducted in the state. The population of BCs is followed by the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, backward classes among Muslims and Other Castes, OCs among Muslims in terms of the percentage of population. The state planning department which conducted the survey submitted its report to the cabinet sub-committee headed by state Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday. In terms of numbers, the population of SCs is 61,84,319, STs is 37,05,929, BCs other than Muslim minorities is 1,64,09,179, BCs among Muslim minorities 35,76,588, Muslim is 8,80,424.

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Minority Welfare Gets Big Boost in Telangana Budget
1 week, 3 days ago

Minority Welfare Gets Big Boost in Telangana Budget

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The government has allocated Rs 3,591 crore for the minorities welfare department for the financial year 2025-26, the highest ever with an increase of Rs 588 crore. “The Congress government is committed to ensuring the security and welfare of minorities in the state,” said Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka while presenting the Budget The minister …

Revanth Reddy says Telangana's SC classification fulfills Congress promise to Dalits
1 week, 5 days 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 …

BC Minister Ponnam calls for unity to secure 42% reservations for BCs
1 week, 5 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 …

Telangana CM reveals OBC population data, promises 42% quota in jobs, education
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1 week, 5 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, 5 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 …

Population, including that of Muslims, is stabilising: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
1 month ago

Population, including that of Muslims, is stabilising: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy

The Hindu  

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, commenting on the recently tabled caste survey, has said that the outcome alluded that the population, including that of the Muslim community in the State, is witnessing a state of stabilisation. In an interaction with The Hindu, Mr. Revanth Reddy also addressed the slight decline in the Muslim population recorded in the caste survey …

Won’t accept Muslims as BCs as it is against Constitution: Bandi Sanjay
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Won’t accept Muslims as BCs as it is against Constitution: Bandi Sanjay

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay said the Centre will not accept inclusion of Muslims in the list of Backward Classes and the Telangana government’s efforts would be defeated as it was against the Constitution. Mr. Sanjay, however, offered his party’s support at the Centre to the State government’s efforts to enhance reservations to BCs to 42% after …

Telangana Government Paves Way for SC Subclassification, Leading to Protest Among Madigas and Malas
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Government Paves Way for SC Subclassification, Leading to Protest Among Madigas and Malas

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 13, 2025 16:02 IST - 5 MINS READ As the Telangana government prepares to enact a piece of legislation to pave the way for Scheduled Castes subclassification, disagreements have arisen: Madigas and Malas, the largest groups as per population size, remain discontent. On February 4, the Telangana government accepted most of the recommendations of the Justice Shameem …

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 …

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 …

Telangana must act on caste survey finds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana must act on caste survey finds

New Indian Express  

Telangana’s caste survey has the potential to stir a hornet’s nest. Though the Congress government neither tabled the survey in the assembly nor made its contents public, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy gave a snapshot of the findings. The survey says the backward classes constitute 46.25 percent of the state’s population, scheduled castes 17.43 percent, scheduled tribes 10.45 percent, and other …

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 …

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 …

Telangana Accepts SC Division Plan, Rejects Creamy Layer
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Accepts SC Division Plan, Rejects Creamy Layer

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday announced that the government had accepted three key recommendations of the one-man commission headed by Justice Shameem Akther on the sub-categorisation of 59 Scheduled Caste groups for the purpose of reservation, and rejected the one recommending the exclusion of the creamy layer from reservation. According to the commission’s report, Group-I comprising 15 …

Family planning slowing population growth in south: Ponnam
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Family planning slowing population growth in south: Ponnam

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: BC welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Tuesday said south Indian states had been witnessing slower population growth rates as they have adopted family planning methods more when compared to the rest of the country. He suggested that the number of people may not be to the expectation of those raising the questions as the rate of population growth in …

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 …

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 …

Comprehensive caste survey report presented in Telangana Assembly
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Comprehensive caste survey report presented in Telangana Assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister Revanth Reddy presented the Telangana's comprehensive caste survey, conducted over 50 days and covering 66.39 lakh houses in villages and 45.15 lakh houses in towns. The state government allocated Rs 160 crore for the survey, which involved enumerators gathering detailed information from each family using an eight-page form. Following the data collection, 76,000 data entry operators worked …

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 govt to debate caste survey report in House today
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana govt to debate caste survey report in House today

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: All eyes are on the Legislature special session on Tuesday, where the government will table, debate, and approve the reports of the caste census, the dedicated commission on Backward Classes quota in local polls, and the one on sub-categorisation of Scheduled Caste community groups. The state government first wants to use dedicated commission data to enhance reservations for BCs …

Telangana's caste survey reveals BCs at 56.33%; sets blueprint for data-driven governance
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana's caste survey reveals BCs at 56.33%; sets blueprint for data-driven governance

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The Backward Classes account for 56.33% of people in the state, of whom 10.08% are BC Muslims. These figures were revealed by the state government after it conducted the Socio-Economic, Education, Employment, Political and Caste Survey, a comprehensive door-to-door household survey covering 3,54,77,554 people and 1,12,15,134 families. 16 lakh people opt out The Planning department, which acted as the …

Non-Muslim backward classes largest social group in Telangana, shows caste survey
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Non-Muslim backward classes largest social group in Telangana, shows caste survey

India Today  

Backward Classes, other than Muslim minorities, make 46.25 per cent of Telangana’s total population of 3.70 crore, making them the largest social group in the state, revealed the caste survey conducted by the state planning department. The survey results, submitted to the cabinet sub-committee headed by Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday, revealed that Scheduled Castes account …

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 …

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 …

92 per cent work of Telangana caste survey completed: Revanth
4 months ago

92 per cent work of Telangana caste survey completed: Revanth

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Tuesday that 92 per cent of the caste survey work in his state has been done and asserted that the Congress is completing the task of providing social justice.Addressing the party's 'Samvidhan Rakshak Abhiyaan' at the Talkatora Stadium here, Reddy highlighted that through the Constitution, the poor were given reservation, …

Christians Told to Fill in Religion Column
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Christians Told to Fill in Religion Column

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Christian community leaders welcomed the caste census, which is being carried out in the state by the ruling Congress. The Christian leaders called on all community members to participate in the census and urged them to ensure they fill in the fifth column in the form, which is for religion. However, Christian groups that conducted a survey after …

Telangana begins caste survey with house listing exercise
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana begins caste survey with house listing exercise

Hindustan Times  

Telangana on Wednesday launched a comprehensive household caste survey to provide socio-economic, educational, employment and political opportunities for the Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and weaker sections, becoming the third province in the last two years to embark on the exercise. State backward classes welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar formally kicked off the survey at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal …

Girls lead the way in Telangana SSC results
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Girls lead the way in Telangana SSC results

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Secondary School Certificate results for 2024 showed a significant increase in pass percentages, climbing from 86.60% in 2023 to 91.31% this year. The examinations, held from March 18 to April 2, 2024, with evaluations following shortly after, had 4,94,207 regular candidates and 11,606 private candidates.Among regular candidates, girls achieved a 93.23% pass rate compared to boys' …

We back reservations: RSS head Mohan Bhagwat amid quota row
11 months 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 …

Caste survey in Telangana soon, govt moves resolution in Assembly
1 year, 1 month 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 …

The absence of the Muslim
1 year, 4 months ago

The absence of the Muslim

The Hindu  

Muslims in Telangana account for 12.68% of the State’s population, according to the 2011 Census. Poor representation The BRS has fielded Muslim candidates in only three of the 119 Assembly constituencies, which means that representation stands at 2.5%. A close look at the data shows that most of the Muslim candidates have been fielded largely from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal …

Backward Classes Commission notice to WB over inclusion of 87 castes in Central OBC list
1 year, 5 months ago

Backward Classes Commission notice to WB over inclusion of 87 castes in Central OBC list

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Backward Classes has now issued notice to the West Bengal government asking it to furnish all required documentation for the proposal to include 87 castes in the State to the Central List of Other Backward Classes, saying among other things, that the State had so far been unable to show documents on genealogy of Hindu caste …

Will conduct caste census in Telangana if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 5 months ago

Will conduct caste census in Telangana if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday pledged to conduct a caste census in Telangana if his party comes to power in the state. When I speak on caste census, neither the PM nor the Telangana CM say anything," Rahul Gandhi said during a public meeting in Bhupalpally district of the poll-bound state. The Bihar government recently published its caste census …

OBCs form whopping 63%, EBCs largest segment. What Bihar caste-based survey revealed
1 year, 5 months ago

OBCs form whopping 63%, EBCs largest segment. What Bihar caste-based survey revealed

Hindustan Times  

The data on the caste-based survey released by the Bihar government suggested that the other backward classes together constitute a staggering 63 per cent of the state's total population, with extremely backward classes being the largest social segment. Despite many conspiracies of the BJP, legal hurdles and all the conspiracies, today Bihar government released the caste-based survey,” the RJD chief …

Bihar caste survey says 63% people from backward, extremely backward classes
1 year, 5 months ago

Bihar caste survey says 63% people from backward, extremely backward classes

Hindustan Times  

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar released a caste-based survey report on Monday, ahead of the Lok Sabha election in 2024. According to the survey, the extremely backward classes comprise 36.01% of the population, the backward classes 27.12% and the general category 15.52% of the covered population. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav Of the OBC, …

Establish separate OBC ministry, says BC Commission chief
2 years, 1 month ago

Establish separate OBC ministry, says BC Commission chief

The Hindu  

Telangana State Backward Classes Commission Chairman Vakulabharanam Krishna Mohan Rao has been championing the cause of Backward Classes. A two-time member of the BC Commission in the united State of Andhra Pradesh, the present Chairman in a freewheeling interview to The Hindu spoke on the BC empowerment, demand for establishment of a OBC Ministry in the Centre and concerns over …

Telangana: Backward Classes demand more seats, call for bandh
6 years, 4 months ago

Telangana: Backward Classes demand more seats, call for bandh

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: The Backward Classes Welfare Association in Telangana, led by former Telugu Desam Party member of legislative assembly R. Krishnaiah has threatened to campaign against the Telangana Rashtra Samithi as well as the Congress-led grand alliance in the forthcoming assembly elections if they fail to announce more Backward Class candidates. Another member of the association, who did not want to …

TRS, Congress eye backward class votes ahead of polls
6 years, 6 months ago

TRS, Congress eye backward class votes ahead of polls

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: The backward classes, which account for more than 50% of Telangana’s population, are key to winning the forthcoming assembly elections, say political analysts. Now, the Congress and the TRS are vying for the support of backward classes ahead of the assembly elections expected to be held this year. The ruling TRS had launched education programmes and various other schemes …

48.06 per cent girls clear Telangana SSC Supplementary Exams 2018, boys pass percentage goes to 44.05 per cent
6 years, 8 months ago

48.06 per cent girls clear Telangana SSC Supplementary Exams 2018, boys pass percentage goes to 44.05 per cent

India Today  

Board of Secondary Education of Telangana has recently announced Telangana Senior Secondary Certificate Supplementary Results 2018 on July 8, i.e. From the total of 48,644 out of 1,06,240 students, 45.79 per cent have been able to clear the SSC advanced supplementary examinations for this year. Candidates who had appeared for these exams may visit the official website of the board …

Congress forms backward classes commission in Telangana
7 years, 1 month ago

Congress forms backward classes commission in Telangana

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: Fearing that it might lose out to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s outreach to the backward classes community through government programmes, the Congress has launched its own BC commission to look into their issues. “It is a reality that the backward classes are significant in number and their issues are also important,” said a senior Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee …

Telangana: Backward Classes Commission has tough task on hand
8 years ago

Telangana: Backward Classes Commission has tough task on hand

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Backward Classes Commission constituted by the state government a few months ago is facing an increasing number of demands from the community. The MBC group has been created and given 20 per cent reservation in Tamil Nadu, besides 30 per cent for other BCs, to make the total BC quota 50 per cent within the total 69 per …

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