The Dedicated Backward Classes (BC) Commission, has reportedly suggested 34% reservations to Backward Classes (BC) in Urban Local Bodies (ULB) of Telangana.
According to sources, out of the total 50% reservation permitted in Urban Local Bodies (ULB), reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are likely to be confined to around 15% combined, while the remaining share has been allocated to Backward Classes.
The Commission justified the reduced SC and ST quota in urban areas by citing comparatively lower population proportions in towns and cities when compared to rural regions. In this context, it finalised approximately 15% reservations for SCs and STs together in municipalities.
The report submitted recently details ward-wise and chairperson-wise reservations for municipalities, with a major emphasis on BC representation.
Officials said that based on the Commission’s findings, reservations for individual Municipalities and Municipal Corporations could be finalised within one or two days.
