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Time of India
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Telangana BC survey can't be role model: Panel ex-chief
1 2 3 Hyderabad: Telangana Backward Classes (BC) Commission former chairman Vakulabharanam Krishna Mohan Rao has expressed serious objections over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi 's portrayal of Telangana's caste enumeration and 42% BC reservation initiative as a "national role model." He stated that the Telangana caste survey was conducted without authority as per the Constitution and legal framework. In an open letter to Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, Krishna Mohan Rao mentioned that while the Article 342A(3) permits states to maintain their own BC lists, any enumeration or survey, related to the identification of BCs must be conducted by a commission constituted under the Article 340 with the assent of the President, or under statutory provisions such as the Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952, or the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008. He noted that the SEEEPC (Socio-Economic Educational Employment Political Caste) survey in Telangana was executed by the planning department through IAS officers, without the authority of any such legally mandated body, rendering it unconstitutional. "The caste survey lacks public consultation, transparency, and scientific rigour, with no caste-wise data made public to date. Despite this, the Telangana govt proceeded to act upon it," the ex-chairman said. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Đăng ký Undo He stated that the BC reservation in education and employment falls squarely under the purview of the BC Commission. He added that the govt could have entrusted the BC Commission with this task, backed by clear terms of reference (TOR), and ensured a scientifically sound process. "Unfortunately, that was not done," he said.
The Hindu
03-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Telangana BC Commission defends caste survey, dismisses criticism
HYDERABAD The Telangana Backward Classes (BC) Commission has strongly objected to criticism of the caste survey done in the State. Despite the fact that conducting a census falls under the purview of the Central Government, the Telangana survey was comprehensive, and covered all relevant factors through a meticulous house-to-house inquiry. The survey assessed caste-wise population, political, economic, social, educational, and employment of people, said BC Commission Chairman G. Niranjan. In a statement issued here on Saturday, Mr. Niranjan said, 'An impressive 1,12,36,849 families (97.10%) were covered, with 94,261 enumeration blocks set up and 1,03,889 enumerators and supervisors appointed to collect information during the two-phase survey.' The survey data led to a detailed discussion in the Assembly, resulting in the passage of two Bills that provided 42% reservation for BCs, with support from all parties regardless of affiliation. Critics of the survey should clarify who is responsible for the delay in conducting the 2021 census. Stating that the caste survey in the State aimed to provide priority and reservation to BCs based on their population, he said that it remains unclear how the Centre's caste census will benefit BCs.
Hans India
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
CM Revanth to meet Prez Murmu; push for BC quota Bills
Hyderabad: With the Central government announcing the inclusion of caste census in the next national census, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who happens to be the first CM in the country to conduct the caste survey and adopt two Bills to increase reservations for the BCs to 42 per cent, is now ready to push the demand for the approval of the Bills pending before President Droupadi Murmu at national level. A delegation, led by the Chief Minister, is likely to meet the President soon and request the latter to give her consent to the Bills which propose to enhance reservations for the Backward Classes to 42 per cent in education, employment and political opportunities, especially local body elections. Governor Jishnu Dev Varma has sent these Bills to the President for consideration. Top officials said that the Chief minister was holding a series of meetings with legal and constitutional experts to ascertain whether the President would give her nod and what measures needed to be taken in case the Bills were not ratified. 'The Centre's decision on the caste census triggered a debate on the legitimacy of the caste census conducted by the Telangana government and the Bills passed to raise the BC quota. Now, the CM got the opportunity to insist on the Centre to get approval for the BC quota Bills from the President,' top officials said, adding that the government would pursue the issue seriously since the local body elections are round the corner. On March 18 this year, the Assembly had passed the Telangana Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointment or Posts in The Services Under the State) Bill, 2025, and The Telangana Backward Classes (Reservation of Seats in Rural and Urban Local Bodies) Bill, 2025. Some experts say that these Bills require a constitutional amendment for increasing the BC quota while others maintained that the President's approval is enough to enact the requisite law. The state government has already urged the Centre to place its new reservation proposals under the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, which protects the government's decisions from judicial review.
