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Special session of Legislature to discuss caste survey, SC categorisation reports

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Special Session of Telangana State Legislature

The Telangana State Legislature is set to hold a special session to discuss the outcomes of a comprehensive survey on various socio-economic aspects.

Purpose of the Session

  • The main agenda is to discuss the Social, Economic, Educational, Employment, Political, and Caste Survey.
  • The goal is to pass a resolution urging the Central government to increase reservations for backward classes based on their population, estimated at over 50%.

Report and Recommendations

  • The BC Commission's report outlines the total caste composition of the state's population.
  • The government is awaiting the Centre’s response to this resolution before setting a date for local body elections.

Political Implications

  • If the Centre declines the proposed quota increase, the ruling Congress plans to allocate at least 42% of seats to backward classes in local body elections.

Sub-classification of Scheduled Castes

The session will also discuss the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes into A, B, C, and D groups, a move recently approved by the Supreme Court.

Judicial Commission's Role

  • A report by a one-man judicial commission, led by retired High Court Judge Shameem Akhtar, will be presented.
  • The commission examined various aspects of Scheduled Castes and has submitted its findings to the Cabinet sub-committee led by Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy.

Pre-session Cabinet Meeting

  • The State Cabinet will meet to discuss and potentially adopt the Caste Survey report and the judicial panel report.
  • This is viewed as crucial for equitable resource distribution among SC communities.
  • Tags :
  • backward classes
  • SC categorisation
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