The Backward Classes (BC) Commission chairman Vakulabharanam Krishna Mohan Rao has urged theNational BC CommissionChairman,Hansraj Gangaram Ahirto recommend to the Centre for taking up socio-economic caste survey on priority basis as it falls under the purview of the Union Government.
Such caste census data arrived on scientific lines would help the states to determine the accurate Percentage of reservation needed for backward classes ineducation,EMPLOYMENT, andlocal body Elections, he said.
He also urged the national BC body to include the BC castes of the state in the central OBC list to enable them to avail benefits of Education and employment fields. And also suggested taking up a review on enhancing the non-creamy layer ceiling from Rs.8 lakhs to Rs.15 lakhs.
Krishna Mohan Rao reiterated that there is an urgency to take up the socio-economic caste census which would ease the difficulties faced by the states in fixing reservations for OBCs in education, employment, and local body representations across the country. This exercise would also provide a helping hand to the Rohini commission working on sub-categorization and finding a permanent solution.
He also explained the various schemes being implemented by the Telangana government such as Kalyana Lakshmi, reimbursement of tuition fees, overseas Scholarship, Mahatma Phule residential schools, and free financial assistance. The state BC commission chairman also discussed the meagre budget of Rs.2,000 crores allotted in the union annual budget of 2023-2024 to the OBCs who constitute 56% of the total Population.