Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy believes that the caste census conducted in the state recently permanently settled the issue of Muslim reservation.
The report of the caste census, tabled in the state Assembly on February 4, revealed that Muslims constitute 12.56% of the state’s population. Of them, 10.08% Muslims are backward.
According to the report of Socio-Economic, Education, Employment, Political and Caste Survey, BCs account for 56.33% of the state’s population, of whom 10.08% are BC Muslims.
Muslims in Telangana enjoy four percent reservation in education and jobs.
Senior Congress leader and government advisor Mohammed Ali Shabbir also stated that caste survey provided strong evidence to protect 4% Muslim reservation.
He claimed that the survey finding reinforced the legal standing of the 4% reservation for Muslims.
He said this had also silenced the critics of Muslim quota. The former minister termed the survey a historic step towards social justice and equitable resources distribution. He said the data would help design welfare schemes based on real socio-economic conditions, ensuring transparency and inclusivity.
Shabbir also urged Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to order a CB-CID inquiry into alleged irregularities in the Intensive Household Survey (IHS) conducted in 2014 by the then TRS (now BRS) government.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister, he highlighted that a document titled ‘SamagraKutumba Survey (SKS)’ or ‘IHS-2014’ is circulating with misleading information regarding the population of various castes, including SCs, STs, and BCs.
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