Telangana Assembly to pass resolution to raise BC quota: CM KCR

The Telangana Government would pass a resolution in the Assembly for enhancing reservations for backward sections in the State as per their population, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said yesterday.The resolution would be then sent to Parliament for its approval, he said.

Citing the example of enhancement of quota as per population in Tamil Nadu, he said a similar thing should happen in Telangana as well.Parliament



had also accepted the increase in reservations in Tamil Nadu and included it in Ninth Schedule (of Constitution which provides immunity against judicial review in a matter), he said."We will make the Centre agree and increase reservations," he said.

Rao made the remarks during an interaction with the members of the newly-constituted Backward Classes Commission in Telangana, a release from his office said.