Telangana assembly adopts report for new Scheduled Caste reservation categories

The Telangana state assembly has adopted a report from Justice Shamim Akhtar, recommending the categorization of Scheduled Castes into three sub-groups for reservation benefits. The government accepted all recommendations except for excluding the creamy layer from these benefits. The new classification divides 59 Scheduled Castes into three groups based on their social and economic status. Group-I will receive 1% reservation, Group-II will get 9%, and Group-III will have a 5% quota. Telangana is the first state to implement a Supreme Court ruling on SC sub-categorization. A cabinet sub-committee was formed to study the issue and guide the process, leading to the establishment of the one-member commission.