Panel form to run survey data on Backward Class quota in local body polls: Revanth Reddy tells officials

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy. File | Photo Credit: Subrahmanyam GS

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday (November 3, 2024) ordered the officials to form a dedicated commission on November 4 to generate useful data about the reservation of Backward Classes in local body elections.

Mr. Reddy, who held a review meeting with Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president B. Mahesh Kumar Goud, Ministers Uttam Kumar Mr. Reddy, D. Sridhar Babu, Damodar Raja Narasimha and senior officials reiterated the state government’s commitment to conduct the BC census.

The Chief Minister has instructed officials to take necessary steps to hold the commission on Monday (November 4, 2024), an official report said.

The Telangana High Court on October 30 directed the state government to appoint within two weeks a dedicated commission in place of the ‘Backward Classes Commission’ to conduct “up-to-date data, with strong evidence” for the purpose of providing reservation for OBCs in local body elections in the state.

The division polls are expected to begin in the state on November 6.

The Supreme Court on September 10 directed the state government to conduct a survey of the time within three months to come up with recommendations regarding reservation of Backward Classes in local body elections.

The court cited the Supreme Court’s directive that states must conduct a timely inquiry to identify “quantum qua” the local body or local body before placing a reservation sign.