BC commission reviews caste census, plans final survey

The Telangana Backward Classes (BC) Commission convened a meeting on Wednesday at its office in Khairatabad under the chairmanship of G. Niranjan. The meeting was attended by commission members Rapolu Jayaprakash, Tirumalagiri Surender, Balalakshmi Rangu and Commission Member Secretary Balamayadevi IAS.
The commission welcomed the Telangana Government’s initiative to deploy enumerators for a 50-day caste census survey, followed by an additional window from February 16 to 28 for those who had not been registered earlier.
It expressed optimism that the findings of this caste survey would lead to an increase in BC reservations.
As part of its efforts, the BC Commission conducted widespread awareness campaigns across the 10 erstwhile districts and twin cities, educating people on the caste census. The meeting also reviewed the implementation of the resolutions passed in the February 5, 2025, session.
However, as the election code is in force due to Graduate and Teacher MLC elections, the commission’s scheduled field visits had to be postponed. It was decided to complete these field visits by the end of March, after which final decisions on certain caste classification amendments would be taken.
The commission has initiated steps to collect caste-based data from all government departments including details of employees across all sectors.
Caste-wise student data is being gathered from the School Education, Intermediate Education, Higher Education, and Kaloji Narayana Rao Health University. This data is expected to play a crucial role in formulating policy recommendations for BC welfare and reservation expansion.
The commission reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring fair representation for backward classes and vowed to continue its research, consultations and public engagement before submitting its final report.