{"id":45811,"date":"2025-04-15T12:48:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T07:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=45811"},"modified":"2025-05-17T12:53:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T07:23:38","slug":"telangana-leads-in-sc-sub-categorisation-after-supreme-court-nod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/telangana-leads-in-sc-sub-categorisation-after-supreme-court-nod\/","title":{"rendered":"Telangana Leads in SC Sub-Categorisation After Supreme Court Nod"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What\u2019s in Today\u2019s Article?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>SC Sub-Categorisation Latest News<\/li>\n<li>Telangana\u2019s Landmark Move on SC Sub-Categorisation<\/li>\n<li>Structure of Sub-Categorisation<\/li>\n<li>Supreme Court&#8217;s Landmark Ruling<\/li>\n<li>Political and Social Context in Telangana<\/li>\n<li>Looking Ahead: 2026 Census and Further Reform<\/li>\n<li>Scheduled Caste Sub-Categorisation FAQs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>SC Sub-Categorisation Latest News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Telangana\u2019s Congress government issued a gazette notification that formally implemented Scheduled Caste sub-categorisation, popularly called <strong>reservation within reservation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Telangana\u2019s Landmark Move on SC Sub-Categorisation<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Telangana has become the <strong>first Indian state to officially implement sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SCs), a long-debated policy initiative<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The move follows the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court that upheld the constitutionality of further classification within SCs and Scheduled Tribes (STs) for targeted reservation benefits.<\/li>\n<li>The implementation comes through the <strong>Telangana Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservations) Act, 2025<\/strong>, which was notified in the state gazette on April 14, 2025, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Structure of Sub-Categorisation<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Under this new system, the state government has divided the SCs into <strong>three distinct groups<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group I:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reservation Quota:<\/strong> 1%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sub-Castes Included:<\/strong> 15<\/li>\n<li><strong>Justification:<\/strong> These communities are the most socio-economically and educationally backward among SCs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Notable Detail:<\/strong> Although their population is just 0.5%, the government allocated 1% to increase their representation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group II:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reservation Quota:<\/strong> 9%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sub-Castes Included:<\/strong> 18<\/li>\n<li><strong>Justification:<\/strong> These sub-castes have received only marginal benefits from the existing reservation structure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Group III:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reservation Quota:<\/strong> 5%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sub-Castes Included:<\/strong> 26<\/li>\n<li><strong>Justification:<\/strong> These groups have fared relatively better and enjoyed more benefits under the current system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>total reservation of 15% for SCs remains unchanged<\/strong>, but the internal distribution now aims to ensure <strong>equitable access to opportunities<\/strong> among all sub-groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Supreme Court&#8217;s Landmark Ruling<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The legal foundation for this policy rests on a <strong>seven-judge Constitution Bench<\/strong> judgment delivered by the <strong>Supreme Court in August 2024<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The verdict affirmed that states <strong>have the power<\/strong> to sub-classify SCs and STs for the purpose of more nuanced reservation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key highlights of the judgment include:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognition that <strong>benefits of reservation were being disproportionately cornered<\/strong> by certain sub-castes within SCs.<\/li>\n<li>Validation of the principle of <strong>&#8220;reservation within reservation&#8221;<\/strong> to uplift the most marginalised sub-groups.<\/li>\n<li>Clear ruling that such sub-categorisation does <strong>not violate Article 14 (Right to Equality)<\/strong> or Article 341 of the Constitution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>This judgment overturned previous conflicting views and gave states the green signal to make caste-wise assessments within broader SC\/ST categories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Political and Social Context in Telangana<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The sub-categorisation was a long-standing demand of the <strong>Madiga community<\/strong>, which argued that dominant SC sub-castes like the <strong>Malas<\/strong> had monopolised reservation benefits.<\/li>\n<li>According to the Telangana Government, this policy aims to \u201censure equitable access to education and employment\u201d and will be immediately applicable to new recruitment processes.<\/li>\n<li>The categorisation process was based on extensive data, including <strong>social, economic, political, and educational indicators<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Recruitment and reservation for government jobs will now follow this new classification system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Looking Ahead: 2026 Census and Further Reform<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Telangana government has stated that it will revisit and possibly <strong>enhance reservations after the 2026 Census<\/strong>, depending on the revised demographic profile of SC communities.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, about <strong>33 of the 59 SC sub-castes<\/strong> continue in their earlier grouping, with only <strong>26 sub-castes reshuffled<\/strong> based on recent assessments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Scheduled Caste Sub-Categorisation FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.<\/strong> Which state is the first to implement SC sub-categorisation?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> Telangana is the first Indian state to implement SC sub-categorisation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2. <\/strong>How many groups are created under Telangana\u2019s new SC quota system?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> SCs are divided into three groups \u2013 Group I, Group II, and Group III.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3. <\/strong>What was the basis for this sub-categorisation?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> It was based on social, educational, and economic backwardness as well as a Supreme Court judgment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q4. <\/strong>Does this change increase the total SC reservation in Telangana?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> No, the total SC reservation remains at 15%, but it is now internally reallocated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q5. <\/strong>What did the Supreme Court say about sub-categorising SCs and STs?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of sub-categorising SCs and STs for targeted reservation benefits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/telangana\/telangana-becomes-first-state-to-notify-scheduled-castes-categorisation\/article69448715.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/telangana-first-state-to-implement-sc-sub-categorisation-9943815\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/1st-in-india-telangana-effects-quota-within-quota-for-scs\/articleshow\/120290062.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telangana becomes India&#8217;s first state to implement SC sub-categorisation, enabling targeted reservations across three SC groups after SC&#8217;s landmark 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