India, March 7 -- The Telangana cabinet on Thursday approved the draft bill on categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) for implementation of reservations in education and employment, people familiar with the matter said.

The cabinet meeting, chaired by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, discussed in detail the interim report submitted by a one-man commission headed by retired high court judge Justice Shameem Akthar on categorisation of SCs into three groups.

"The deadline given to the Shameem Akthar commission for submitting the final report has been extended till March 10. Based on his recommendations, the bill will be finalised and introduced in the upcoming budget session of the state assembly," an official in the secretariat said.

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