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Telangana Implements SC Sub-Categorisation as CM Calls It a First

The Chief Minister says effective delivery by employees will determine whether benefits reach the poorest SC households.

Overview

  • Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy confirmed Telangana has implemented sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes following Supreme Court directions and described the state as the first to do so.
  • He said categorisation alone will not resolve disparities and pledged action on reservations in promotions, expanded higher education access, and protection of assigned and ceiling lands.
  • The government outlined welfare delivery priorities including issuing ration cards, sanctioning Indiramma houses, distributing fine rice, providing free electricity, and raising diet and cosmetic allowances for hostel students.
  • Reddy tasked government staff with acting as the government's eyes and ears, tightening tax collection, curbing leakages, and driving the 99-day Praja Palana–Pragathi Pranalika rollout to reach eligible beneficiaries.
  • He flagged a tight fiscal position with around 1,000 employees retiring each month requiring roughly Rs 1,000 crore in payouts and criticized the previous BRS administration's livestock distribution approach as misdirected.