Telangana becomes first state to implement SC sub-categorisation
On 14 April 2025, Ambedkar Jayanti, Telangana published the Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservation) Act, 2025 in the state gazette and issued orders dividing Scheduled Castes into three groups within the 15% SC quota, becoming the first state to implement SC sub-categorisation.
Summary
Telangana on 14 April 2025 issued a gazette notification and government order implementing the Telangana Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservation) Act, 2025. The Act received the Governor's assent on 8 April 2025, and the assent was first published in the Telangana Gazette on 14 April. Within the 15% reservation for Scheduled Castes in state government jobs and educational institutions, Group I (15 SC communities) gets 1%, Group II (18 communities) gets 9% and Group III (26 communities) gets 5%. The first copy was handed to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy by the Cabinet sub-committee headed by Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy.
Key facts
- Law
- Telangana Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservation) Act, 2025
- Governor's assent
- 8 April 2025
- Published in gazette
- 14 April 2025 (Ambedkar Jayanti)
- Total SC quota
- 15%
- Group I
- 15 communities, 1%
- Group II
- 18 communities, 9%
- Group III
- 26 communities, 5%
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which state, on 14 April 2025, became the first to implement sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes through a gazette notification?
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Correct answer: A — Telangana
Telangana published its Scheduled Castes (Rationalisation of Reservation) Act, 2025 in the gazette on 14 April 2025.
Under Telangana's SC sub-categorisation, what share of the 15% SC reservation goes to Group I, made up of 15 communities?
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Correct answer: D — 1%
1% goes to Group I; Group II gets 9% and Group III gets 5%.
Consider the following statements about Telangana's SC sub-categorisation notified on 14 April 2025: 1. The 59 SC communities are divided into three groups. 2. Group III, with 26 communities, gets 9% reservation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. The groups have 15, 18 and 26 communities (59 in all); Group III gets 5%, while Group II gets 9%.