Telangana Chief Minister showing the form used for Socio, Caste, Economic, Education, Employment and Political survey. The report of the survey was introduced in the Assembly on Tuesday (February 4, 2025).
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Telangana Cabinet approved the Socio, Caste, Economic, Education, Employment and Political survey report on Tuesday (February 4, 2025). Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy introduced it in the special session of the Legislative Assembly.
The findings
Reading out findings of the survey, the Chief Minister said that Backward Classes in A, B, C and D categories (including Muslims) constituted 56.5% in the State. There were 35,76,588 Muslims in Backward Classes (BC) category which constitutes to 10.08%. Number of people, other than Muslims, belonging to Backward Classes (BC) were 1,64,09,179 (46.25%); people belonging to Scheduled Castes were 61,84,314 (17.43%); 37,05,929 people belonged to Scheduled Tribes (10.45%) and 56,01,539 people, including Muslims, belonged to Other Castes (OC) which constitutes to 15.79%.
1.12 crore families covered
The survey was launched on November 6, 2024 to assess Socio, Caste, Economic, Education and Political status of people in households across the State. Enumerators [1.03 lakh] visited door-to-door with forms containing 57 questions (75 fields including sub-questions) to collect details. A total of 1,12,15,134 families were covered in 50 days, including 66,99,602 families in rural areas. The coverage was 96.9%.
Report introduced 1 year after resolution
The Chief Minister said that the Cabinet approved report was introduced exactly one year after the State Cabinet on February 4, 2024 approved to conduct the survey.
Published – February 04, 2025 03:29 pm IST