Telangana Cong govt begins caste survey; will cover 1.17 crore households: Jairam Ramesh

HYDERABAD: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh announced that the Congress government in Telangana will commence its long-awaited caste-based survey on Saturday, marking a ‘historic and revolutionary’ moment for the state.

Taking to his official handle on X, Jairam Ramesh posted, “The Congress Government in Telangana will begin its caste-based survey today. 80,000 ennumerators will be going door to door over the next few weeks, covering over 1.17 crore households across 33 districts. This is the first time a caste-based survey is being conducted by the government in Telangana since 1931. It is a historic, revolutionary moment – one that is a realization of the Telangana Movement’s aspirations for the state and a fulfilment of one of the key ideals of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Constitution,” Jairam Ramesh’s post read.

తెలంగాణలో కాంగ్రెస్ ప్రభుత్వం నేడు కులాలవారీ సర్వే ప్రారంభించనుంది. 80,000 మంది ఎన్యూమరేటర్లు రాబోయే కొద్ది వారాల్లో ఇంటింటికి వెళ్లి, 33 జిల్లాల్లోని 1.17 కోట్ల కుటుంబాలను కవర్ చేస్తారు.

1931 తర్వాత తెలంగాణలో కులాలవారీ సర్వే జరగడం ఇదే తొలిసారి. ఇది ఒక చారిత్రాత్మకమైన,…

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) November 9, 2024

He posted, “It is also, as Rahul Gandhi noted in Hyderabad earlier this week, a blueprint for the national caste census that the INDIA coalition’s Government will conduct. This census, and the lifting of the Supreme Court’s arbitrary ceiling of 50 per cent on reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes are central to @INCIndia’s vision for the country. We are committed to the idea of social, political, and economic justice in India, as laid out in our Constitution and as envisioned by India’s founding fathers,” said Jairam Ramesh.

On Tuesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived at the Gandhian Ideology Centre in Bowenpally for a meeting on the caste census.The Telangana State-Level Consultations on the caste census was held at the Gandhian Ideology Centre. Congress leader Dr Kota Neelima spoke about the significance of the meeting.

Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar provided details about the caste survey, which is being conducted for the first time in Telangana. In October, Prabhakar announced that a comprehensive caste survey would take place in Telangana from November 6 to November 30.

“A detailed caste survey will be conducted in Telangana from November 6 to November 30. We promised this during elections, and now we are fulfilling it,” Prabhakar stated.The Congress party has consistently advocated for a nationwide caste census, calling it a “progressive and significant step”. (ANI)