Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves ordinance for sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on 15 April 2025 approved issuing an ordinance to sub-categorise the state's 59 Scheduled Castes into three groups for reservation, along with the AP Minor Mineral Policy 2025.
Summary
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, on 15 April 2025 approved a proposal to issue an ordinance for sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes, The Hindu BusinessLine and Deccan Chronicle reported. The state's 59 Scheduled Castes are divided into three groups: Group I (12 castes) with 1% reservation, Group II (18 castes) with 6.5% and Group III (29 castes) with 7.5%. A 200-point roster will be followed, and the ordinance will apply in all 26 districts. The Cabinet also approved the Andhra Pradesh Minor Mineral Policy 2025 and land for a TCS campus in Visakhapatnam with an investment of ₹1,370 crore to employ 12,000 people.
Key facts
- Date
- 15 April 2025
- Decision
- Ordinance for SC sub-categorisation
- Groups
- Group I: 12 castes, 1%; Group II: 18 castes, 6.5%; Group III: 29 castes, 7.5%
- Total SCs
- 59
- Roster
- 200-point
- Coverage
- All 26 districts
- Also approved
- AP Minor Mineral Policy 2025; TCS Visakhapatnam campus (₹1,370 crore, 12,000 jobs)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Under the SC sub-categorisation ordinance approved by the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet in April 2025, the state's Scheduled Castes are divided into:
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Correct answer: D — 59 castes in three groups
59 Scheduled Castes in three groups: Group I (12 castes, 1%), Group II (18 castes, 6.5%) and Group III (29 castes, 7.5%).
Which roster system will Andhra Pradesh follow for implementing SC sub-categorisation, as per the April 2025 Cabinet decision?
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Correct answer: B — 200-point roster
A 200-point roster, in all 26 districts.