HYDERABAD: The state government on Wednesday decided to allow those who missed giving their details in the caste survey, to do so between February 16 and 28. The state government also decided to pass a bill in the Assembly providing 42% reservations to BCs in politics, education and employment in the first week of March.
On Wednesday, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy chaired a meeting with ministers and officials and extensively discussed BC reservations.
Giving details of the decisions taken at the meeting, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said that about 3.1% of households did not participate in the survey for various reasons. “While a few houses were locked, some people like KCR and KTR and others did not cooperate with the survey. We wish they do so now,” he stated.
Suggestions received from all quarters, asserts Bhatti
Vikramarka asserted that the state government conducted the survey scientifically. After considering the suggestions from political parties and BC associations, the government has decided to give another opportunity to the households that were not covered, he added.
The deputy chief minister elaborated: “The households which missed the enumeration can register their details in three ways — they can call a helpline number set up by the government. If they call the number, officials will visit their houses. Secondly, they can visit the MPDO and submit applications and thirdly, they can submit details online. We are requesting (former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao) KCR, (BRS working president KT Rama Rao) KTR and others who did not participate in the survey to utilise the opportunity.”
Meanwhile, the deputy chief minister revealed that the government will introduce a bill for 42 per cent reservations for BCs in the Assembly in the first week of March.
“Not only will we pass the bill, but we will also send it to the Union government for its approval. We will meet the Prime Minister as well as leaders of all political parties that have representation in Parliament. All political parties in the state should also support the efforts of the state government,” Vikramarka stated.
Asserting that the aspirations of 56% of the population should be honoured, the deputy CM stated that the state government was confident that the Centre would ensure reservations for BCs are enhanced in the state.