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Committee for Madiga community
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- The union government ordered to expedite the process of sub-categorisation in reservation for the Madigas.
- The Madiga community is a Telugu caste, mainly living in the southern states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka.
- However, Madigas also live in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Odisha.
- The community has historically worked in handicraft, leatherwork, tannery, and agriculture.
- The Indian government categorises the community within the SC category.
- There are various sub-castes within Madigas.
- As per the 2011 census, the Madiga community in the undivided Andhra Pradesh (before the creation of Telangana) constituted more than 48 per cent of the SC population.
- The Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) was established in July 1994 in Edumudi village, Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, under the leadership of Manda Krishna Madiga and others.
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