Hyderabad, April 14 -- The Telangana government on Monday, April 14, issued an order regarding the implementation of the subcategorisation of scheduled castes after the approval of the Supreme Court.

On March 18, the Telangana Assembly passed the Telangana Scheduled Castes (Rationalization of Reservations)Act 2025, and the Sub Categorization Act received the assent of the Telangana Governor on April 8.

The issuance of GO coincides with the birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar, architect of the Indian Constitution.

Basis for SC categorisation in Telangana

Telangana health minister Damodar Raja Narasimha said that the categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SC) was being carried out based on social backwardness and preferential treatment for SC...