Telangana assembly to discuss key reservation bills

The Telangana assembly will discuss three important reservation bills on Monday. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will introduce the Telangana Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservations) Bill, 2025, along with two other bills focused on reservations for Backward Classes and Scheduled Castes. The government aims for a unanimous resolution to support a 42% quota for Backward Classes and SC sub-classification, which will be sent to the central government. Opposition parties criticize the government for underestimating the Backward Classes population and express dissatisfaction from the Mala community regarding SC sub-classification. A recent household survey indicated that Backward Classes make up 56.33% of Telangana's population. The assembly previously adopted recommendations for SC sub-caste reservations but rejected the idea of a creamy layer among SCs.