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OBC reservation in Telangana 2025
March 21 , 2025
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- Telangana is set to become the first state to implement reservations based on a caste survey.
- The Legislative Assembly passing a key bill to increase reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) to 42 per cent in government jobs, educational institutions, and local body elections.
- Telangana's new reservation bill proposes a 42 per cent quota for BCs, 18 per cent for SCs, and 10 per cent for STs.
- This is an increase from the existing 29 per cent, 15 per cent, and 6 per cent, respectively.
- With this, Telangana aims to push the 50 per cent cap on reservation set by the Supreme Court to 70 per cent, which requires Centre’s approval.
- Telangana is the third state in the country after Bihar and Karnataka conducted a caste survey to determine caste-wise demographics.
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