Andhra Pradesh (SC) Reservation Update; Quota within Quota Ordinance | Chandrababu Cabinet | Andhra Pradesh will give reservation in SC reservation, ordinance issued: 59 castes were divided into 3 groups; Basis the 2011 census

Andhra Pradesh on Thursday issued an ordinance to give reservation within Scheduled Castes (SC) reservation. The ordinance was approved by the cabinet on 15 April by the cabinet headed by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

A total of 59 SC castes get 15% reservation in the state. Last year, the Supreme Court allowed states to give quota in SC and Scheduled Tribes (ST) quota. In the ordinance of Andhra Pradesh, SC castes have been divided into three groups for government jobs and reservation in educational institutions.

In this, 12 castes like Chandala, Paki, Rail, Dome have 1% reservation with Group-I, Chamar, Madiga, Sindhola, Matangi, with 6.5% reservation in Group II and castes like Mala, Adhra, Panchama have been kept in Group III with 7.5% reservation.

In December last year, the Andhra Pradesh government appointed retired IAS Rajiv Ranjan Mishra as a member commission to quota in SC quota. The commission had reported on the basis of the 2011 census, which was sent to the Center.