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Speaking to Telangana Vaddera community leaders on Wednesday, Kavitha stated that even after a year in power, the Congress government had failed to take action on key promises, such as constructing BC Unity (Aikyatha) buildings with a Rs 50 crore allocation per district and ensuring 42 percent reservation for BCs in local bodies. She also condemned the government for neglecting caste-based professions.

Highlighting the contributions of the previous KCR government, Kavitha said regional parties have consistently worked towards uplifting BCs, unlike national parties that have ignored their constitutional rights

Retired IAS officer Busani Venkateshwara Rao as chairman of the dedicated Commission to conduct contemporaneous rigorous empirical enquiry into the nature and implications of the backwardness qua local bodies, with respect to the Backward Classes.

The public hearings by Telangana Commission for Backward Classes have been postponed with immediate effect and a revised schedule will be announced shortly.

People belonging to Pichakuntla, Dommari, Reddygandla and others wanted the commission to change their caste name since they and their children were feeling shy to tell their caste name to others.

The High Court on Wednesday directed the State government to consider appointing a dedicated Commission to conduct the contemporaneous rigorous empirical data qua the reservations for Backward Classes in local bodies in the State in accordance with the Apex Court directions

In an open letter to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Krishnaiah urged him to ensure that Telangana government implements 42 percent reservations for the Backward Classes in the upcoming Panchayat Raj institutions elections.

Backward Classes Commission Chairman V Krishna Mohan Rao urged the government to conduct a caste census in the State.

The delay is reportedly linked to unresolved discussions regarding the selection of the new TPCC president.

On Monday, the commission held a meeting with experts, sociologists, caste leaders, peoples' organisations and NGOs to prepare the modalities to conduct the Census.

The Mandal Commission too had recommended constitution of a separate ministry for the BCs, he reminded.

Addressing a public meeting at Chevella, Chandrashekhar Rao said if the situation prevailing in the State was any indication, it was time to give a big mandate to the BRS, which should emerge victorious in all the seats it was contesting.

Madras HC has held that the concept of communal reservation or reservation for SC, ST and OBC of citizens would not apply to minority institutions.

The state government on Sunday issued orders providing Rs.1 Lakh financial assistance to minority communities with 100 per cent subsidy.

Former Chief Minister and Congress' Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh has been booked for his social media post on former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief M.S. Golwalkar.

Telangana State Commission for Backward Classes chairman V Krishna Mohan Rao said the BJP-led government at the Centre was delaying the process of census for political reasons

The case of reservation for Muslims within the Other Backward Classes quota has a strong constitutional basis

Hyderabad: This article is in continuation of last article on National Commission for Backward Classes https://telanganatoday.com/national-commission-for-backward-classes. ARTICLE 338B: (1) There shall be a Commission for the socially and educationally backward classes to be known as the National Commission for Backward Classes. (2) Subject to the provisions of any law made in this behalf by Parliament, […]

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Hyderabad: TPCC president A Revanth Reddy on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ignoring the welfare of Backward Classes in the country. “After Modi, who himself is a BC, became the Prime Minister, he forgot to uplift them on all fronts,” he said, addressing ‘BCs’ Jung Siren’ organised by BC Welfare Association of Telugu […]