Caste survey will withstand legal test to breach 50 pc quota cap : Uttam Kumar Reddy

: Telangana Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy today said the recently completed caste survey in the state is legally sound and capable of withstanding judicial scrutiny, enabling the state to cross the 50 per cent cap on reservations.

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Speaking ahead of Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka’s presentation on the 'Telangana Socio-Economic Survey - Model and Methodology' at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi, Uttam said the Congress government had fulfilled its electoral promise by initiating a caste-based socioeconomic survey within three months of assuming office in December 2023.

The event was attended by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, TPCC President Mahesh Kumar Goud, and other senior party leaders.