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1 month ago

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

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, …

Telangana Report Kavitha Caste Survey Telangana Jagruthi

1 month ago

Inside Telangana Caste Survey: Wary Respondents, Tired Surveyors & Privacy Fears

The Quint

However, the survey did not take off in the last eight months due to the Lok Sabha elections and court cases. On a Public Interest Litigation filed by R Krishnaiah, former Rajya Sabha member and leading figure of struggles by BC organisations since the Mandal Commission imbroglio, the Telangana High Court directed the state government to constitute a dedicated commission …

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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 Survey Bcs Counting Right

1 month, 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, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

YS Sharmila Calls For Caste Census In Andhra As Congress-Led Telangana, Karnataka Begin Surveys

ABP News

YS Sharmila, the president of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee, on Friday advocated for a caste census in Andhra Pradesh, arguing it is crucial for ensuring fair resource distribution to Backward Classes, the state’s largest demographic group. "The Congress is committed to the development of BCs," Sharmila stated, stressing that a caste census would help to "ensure justice for BCs". …

Karnataka Congress Caste Census Caste Census Ysrcp Sharmila

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jagan should resign if he boycotts assembly: Sharmila

Deccan Chronicle

Machilipatnam: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president YS Sharmila on Friday demanded the resignation of YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in case, lacks the "boldness" to attend the assembly session. Whether it's Jagan Mohan Reddy, his MLAs, or YSRCP leaders, if they do not have the boldness to go to the assembly, they should resign," said Sharmila while speaking to …

Congress Party Caste Jagan Ysrcp Sharmila

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Allot MLC seats to BCs: Krishnaiah

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad : Former MP and backward caste leader R. Krishnaiah called on the political parties to give tickets to the candidates belonging to backward community in the forthcoming graduate constituency elections for MLC. Expressing regret that the BCs were getting just 14 per cent share in the political representation; he said that the candidates belonging to BC were unable to …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Revanth: Caste census is a poll promise, not a political agenda

Deccan Chronicle

Congress Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has claimed that the Congress government's decision to conduct a caste census in Telangana was a poll promise given by Rahul Gandhi. He also praised the party's commitment to implementing the party policy and providing 50,000 job appointments in 10 months despite facing opposition from the opposition.

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3 months ago

KTR calls for immediate caste census, 42% reservation in local elections

The Hindu

BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao demanded the State government to conduct the comprehensive caste census immediately and stressed the need for legalisation of 42% reservation for BCs in local body elections. Addressing a press conference after meeting with Backward Classes leaders at Telangana Bhavan here on Wednesday, he criticised the Congress government for allocating only ₹8,000 crore in the …

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5 months ago

Former IPS officer decries political imbalance in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu

The historical dominance of leaders from a particular caste in the Rayalaseema and Nellore regions has resulted in unequal political representation — perpetuating the marginalisation of the BCs, SCs, and other minority groups, who constitute 70% of the population in the region, said J. Purnachandra Rao, a former IPS officer and Bahujan Samaj Party State Coordinator. During a zonal-level meeting …

Rayalaseema Rao

7 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 …

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7 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 …

Reservations Local Bodies Caste Census

8 months, 1 week ago

Telugu Desam Plans SC, ST, Muslim Declaration

Deccan Chronicle

Kakinada: Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu has promised that a separate declaration for SCs, STs, and Muslims will be made by his party on the lines of the BC Declaration, and it would aim at improving the living conditions of these people. Naidu participated in the Prajagalam programme along with the Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan at Ambajipeta in …

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1 year, 1 month ago

AP Government Puts Off Caste Census to December 9

Deccan Chronicle

VIJAYAWADA: AP government has postponed its proposed census of various castes throughout the state from November 27 to December 9. Srinivasa Venugopalakrishna pointed out that the state government has already conducted five regional roundtable meetings as well as district meetings to finalise the modalities of conducting the caste census. Venugopalakrishna said keeping everything in consideration, the state government has decided …

Caste Census Minister

1 year, 1 month ago

No BC CM Dared To Do Caste Census,Jagan Doing It To Help BCs',Says YSRC MP Krishnaiah

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is trying to ensure social justice and provide opportunities for all castes to progress, claimed YSRC Rajya Sabha member and national backward class welfare association president R. Krishnaiah. Speaking to the media here on Wednesday, Krishnaiah said the whole nation appreciated the decision of the chief minister to do a caste census in …

Caste Jagan Census Caste Census Chief Naidu Jagan Mohan Reddy

1 year, 1 month ago

Caste census will help better lot of oppressed classes: Speaker Tammineni

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Assembly Speaker Tammineni Sitaram has said the caste census would be of help to the backward communities and other oppressed classes in Andhra Pradesh. He mentioned several schemes introduced by Jagan Mohan Reddy, including pensions, Vidya Devena, Aasara, Aarogya Suraksha and Nadu-Nedu, aimed at benefiting the BC, SC, ST, and Minority communities. Vizianagaram MP Bellana Chandrasekhar said BCs should …

Caste Census Sitaram

1 year, 2 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 …

Census Caste Census Minister Backward Classes Classes Ysrc Jagan Mohan Reddy

1 year, 2 months ago

VHR dares Owaisi to contest from Kerala

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: Hitting out at the remarks of AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi against Rahul Gandhi, senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao challenged him to the Lok Sabha fight in Kerala next year. Addressing the media here on Monday, Hanumantha Rao said, “As part of Rahul Gandhi’s bid to ensure social justice, a meeting of BCs will be held in Shadnagar where …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Krishnaiah meets PM seeking quota for BCs

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: National BC Welfare Association President R. Krishnaiah, a YSRC Rajya Sabha member from AP, on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and submitted a representation seeking the introduction of a Bill in Parliament to provide 50 per cent political reservations for BCs. Krishnaiah, in a statement, said that in his 30-minute meeting he had requested the …

Cent Krishnaiah Bc Communities Seeking Quota

1 year, 5 months ago

Jagan a social reformer: Krishnaiah

Deccan Chronicle

VISAKHAPATNAM: Rajya Sabha member and BC leader R. Krishnaiah showered praises on Chief Minister Y.S. However, top BC leaders of Visakhapatnam including Visakhapatnam East coordinator Akkaramani Vijayanirmala, MLC Vamsi Krishna Yadav, MLAs Tippala Nagi Reddy and Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar gave a miss to the meeting. Speaking as the chief guest, Krishnaiah said Jagan Mohan Reddy had brought revolutionary changes including …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Caste census is agenda for BCs

Deccan Chronicle

Kakinada: The Supreme Court former Judge Eswaraiah has said a detailed scientific census to study the status of Backward Classes should be held across the country. Participating as chief guest at the ‘BCs Atma Gourava Sabha here on Sunday, Eswaraiah said, “The demand for BC reservations can be achieved only after a caste census of BCs is undertaken.” Political parties …

Kakinada Bcs

1 year, 5 months ago

Pawan Kalyan calls upon Setti Balijas to gain power

Deccan Chronicle

KAKINADA: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan has called upon the Setti Balija community to strive hard for achieving power through united efforts. "While the YSRC is trying to split BCs, the Jana Sena wants to unite them," he claimed and said community halls would be constructed in every district for Setti Balijas and their affiliated castes. The BC reservation quota …

Sena Pawan Kalyan Jana Sena Jana Setti Balija Setti Balijas

1 year, 6 months ago

One lakh SOPs to BCs evokes good response in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: The state government's newly-launched one lakh financial assistance scheme for the Backward Classes engaged in caste-based occupations has evoked good response from applicants. The online applications touched 53,000 within five days of the state government launching the portal. The state government has launched an exclusive portal for online submission of applications. The selected beneficiaries will each get one lakh …

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$BRS MLAs slam BJP's \"BC Declaration\", demand caste-wise census of BCs$

1 year, 7 months ago

BRS MLAs slam BJP's \"BC Declaration\", demand caste-wise census of BCs

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: BRS MLAs demanded that the Telangana BJP, which had issued a ‘BC declaration’ on Thursday, put pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to undertake a caste-wise census of the Backward Classes to determine their socio-economic status. They said that neither at the Centre nor in states ruled by it had the BJP implemented schemes for BC community welfare as …

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

Inside Telangana Caste Survey: Wary Respondents, Tired Surveyors & Privacy Fears

Counting right: The Hindu Editorial on caste surveys

Congress failed BCs, did not keep promises: KTR

YS Sharmila Calls For Caste Census In Andhra As Congress-Led Telangana, Karnataka Begin Surveys

Jagan should resign if he boycotts assembly: Sharmila

Allot MLC seats to BCs: Krishnaiah

Revanth: Caste census is a poll promise, not a political agenda

KTR calls for immediate caste census, 42% reservation in local elections

Former IPS officer decries political imbalance in Andhra Pradesh

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

First conduct caste census, then local body polls: Krishnaiah

Telugu Desam Plans SC, ST, Muslim Declaration

AP Government Puts Off Caste Census to December 9

No BC CM Dared To Do Caste Census,Jagan Doing It To Help BCs',Says YSRC MP Krishnaiah

Caste census will help better lot of oppressed classes: Speaker Tammineni

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

VHR dares Owaisi to contest from Kerala

Krishnaiah meets PM seeking quota for BCs

Jagan a social reformer: Krishnaiah

Caste census is agenda for BCs

Pawan Kalyan calls upon Setti Balijas to gain power

One lakh SOPs to BCs evokes good response in Telangana

BRS MLAs slam BJP's \"BC Declaration\", demand caste-wise census of BCs