Revanth Reddy’s lost opportunity on sub-categorisation
Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) chief Manda Krishna Madiga pays tributes to B.R. Ambedkar, in Hyderabad.
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On October 11, the Telangana government appointed the Justice Shameem Akhter Commission to study the details of sub-classification of Scheduled Castes (SCs) in Telangana and make recommendations to it. Earlier, in August this year, the Supreme Court had said that States could take a call on sub-categorisation, which involves classifying marginalised communities within SCs for more equitable distribution of benefits, addressing graded inequalities, and ensuring comprehensive representation.Apart from having merely 60 days to complete its task, the one-man Commission faces a big challenge in the absence of Census data and data on castes. This was the same hand...