Telangana Caste Survey Reveals BCs and SC/STs Kind Over 85% of Inhabitants—What This Means for the 2027 Election and Reservations
Telangana’s caste and socio-economic survey has discovered extraordinary inequalities and backwardness throughout communities within the state. Backward Lessons Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar mentioned that SCs and STs have been discovered to be thrice extra backward than Common Castes, based mostly on Composite Backwardness Index scores. Backward Lessons are 2.7 instances extra backward than the Common Castes.
Prabhakar mentioned that the common state-wide Composite Backwardness Index rating was 81. He mentioned that the upper the index rating, the upper the backwardness. The minister mentioned that based mostly on the index scores, 135 castes within the state, accounting for practically 67 per cent of the full inhabitants, have been extra backward than beforehand thought.
Highlighting the contrasts, Prabhakar identified that the SC group “Dakkal” recorded the best backwardness rating at 116, whereas the Kapu caste recorded the bottom rating at 12. “The social and financial disparities are regarding,” he mentioned. He identified that greater than 78 per cent of households belonging to socially and economically backward castes earned about Rs 1 lakh every year, however over 13 per cent of Different Castes earned between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 50 lakh every year. Solely 2.1 per cent amongst SCs and STs earned over Rs 5 lakh every year. The survey discovered that 21.2 per cent of the inhabitants has no entry to faucet water at residence; 13.3 per cent of households haven’t any bathroom; and 5.8 per cent lack correct electrical energy connections.
Prabhakar launched parts of the report of the Unbiased Knowledgeable Working Group on Telangana Socio, Financial, Instructional, Employment, Political and Caste (SEEEPC) Survey. The survey coated over 3.50 crore Telangana households — practically 97 per cent — and examined 242 caste teams utilizing 42 indicators, together with revenue, occupation, training, land possession, property possession, and entry to medical and civic infrastructure. Among the many 135 castes discovered to be extra backward are 69 BC castes, 41 SC teams, and 25 Scheduled Tribe castes. As per the report, the castes going through backwardness have been left behind in training and employment alternatives, wouldn’t have correct entry to healthcare or primary civic amenities, stay in small overcrowded properties, don’t personal a lot land, have insufficient housing, wouldn’t have entry to wash potable consuming water, haven’t any functioning bogs, and usually are not economically secure. The report highlighted that giant sections nonetheless borrow from moneylenders at excessive rates of interest, get caught in debt traps, and even need to borrow cash for medical emergencies.
As per the info cited in volumes 3 and 4 of the SEEEPC survey report, about 50 per cent of SCs are every day wagers, whereas it is just one-tenth amongst Common Castes. Solely 5 per cent of STs have been holding jobs within the non-public sector, whereas greater than 30 per cent of Common Castes held well-paying non-public sector jobs. Elevating questions in regards to the effectivity and advantages of allotting lakhs of models in authorities housing schemes, the survey discovered that 63 per cent of Telangana households stay in homes with two or fewer rooms in each city and rural areas.
Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu mentioned that tailored advantages and help, together with monetary assist, will likely be supplied to the 135 castes and sub-castes going through backwardness — together with in training, employment, and need-based monetary assist to particular person households — based mostly on the findings of the state’s caste survey. As per the report, the SC inhabitants in Telangana is 17.43 per cent (61,84,319); ST is 10.45 per cent (37,05,929); and BC (aside from Muslim BC-E) is 46.25 per cent (1,64,09,179). Amongst Muslims, BCs accounted for 10.08 per cent, and OCs for two.48 per cent. Amongst Different Castes, OCs have been 13.31 per cent and OC Muslims 2.48 per cent.
The SC Madiga caste is the most important group within the state, accounting for 10.3 per cent of the inhabitants, or 36.58 lakh. The subsequent largest is Shaik Muslim (BC-E) at 27.96 lakh (7.9%), Mudiraj (OBC) at 26.39 lakh (7.4%), and Lambadis/Banjara (ST) at 24.04 lakh (6.8%).
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The door-to-door caste and socio-economic survey was undertaken on November 6, 2024, and accomplished in 50 days, adopted by one other two months of information assortment via different means.
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