CENTRE PROMISES TO TAKE 40 CASTES AND COMMUNITIES OF TELANGANA ON ITS OBC LIST

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 C R Gowri Shanker| Published: 12th October 2023 8:45 pm IST

Hyderabad: The Centre has promised poll-bound Telangana State government to consider the inclusion of 40 castes/communities in the Central list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

There has been concerted demand from Telangana and other States to include BCs of the State in the Central OBC list which helps in education, central government jobs, and others.

Dr Virendra Kumar, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment informed Zaheerabad BRS MP B B Patil in a letter.

The Union Minister told Patil that the Centre has noted a request for the inclusion of the castes/communities in the Central list of OBCs. A letter was sent to Patil in this regard.

Patil said he had represented the Central Government several times for the inclusion of 40 castes and communities in the Central OBC list and the Centre had promised to consider it.

“The issue has been pending for the last 20 years. I am quite confident of Centre including 40 castes and communities of the State in the Central OBC list,” Patil told Siasat.com.

Patil said he had requested Chairman of National Commission for Backward Classes to conduct a public hearing regarding inclusion of 40 castes/communities in the OBC list.

The communities mentioned were socially, politically and financially backward and they would greatly benefit from inclusion in OBC list.

According to Shubhapradh Patel Nooli, Member of BC Commission, Telangana State, the government has been pursuing the case since the formation of the State.

“We are confident, Centre will accede to our plea,” he said.

Inclusion of more castes and communities in the Central OBC list has been delayed due to the extension of the Justice G Rohini Commission report, which was recently submitted.

Rohini Commission was constituted in October 2017 to bring order in the Central List of OBCs by weeding out repetitions and varying spellings, examine the extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation and sub-categorisation of OBCs for providing reservation to the categories which are actually backward.

The Commission finally submitted its report to the President of India, Droupadi Murmu recently.

Telangana recommends 40 castes/communities

The Telangana government has recommended the inclusion of 40 castes in the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

The recommendation is vital as OBCs comprise almost half of the poll-bound state’s population and are electorally significant.

Inclusion in the list helps socially and educationally backward classes to tap into 27 percent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions. At present, there are 87 castes from Telangana on the central OBC list.

2633 OBCs recognised by Centre in the country

OBC helps in admissions in Navodaya schools, IITs, IIMs, IAS, IPS, IRS and other Central education and services.

The Central OBC list for the State of undivided Andhra Pradesh was first published in the year 1993 with 93 communities.

After formation of Telangana State in 2014, the government forwarded the State list of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes with (113) communities for notification in the Central list of OBCs for the State of Telangana.

However, the Centre notified only 87 communities leaving out others. The State government wrote to National Commission for Backward Classes to include the left-out communities in the Central list.

Telangana has included (17) new communities in the State list of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes in the year 2020 and these communities are also required to be included in the Central List of OBCs.

In all, 40 communities pertaining to Telangana are required to be included in the Central List of OBCs for the State of Telangana. Subsequently, after repeated requests, the NCBC has conducted a hearing on the inclusion of these (40) communities.

“I and Patil Sir had represented at the hearing for inclusion of Veerashaiva Lingayat and Linga Balija communities besides other communities in the Central OBC list in New Delhi,” the BC Commission member disclosed.

The list of 40 castes/communities sought to be included in the OBC list from Telangana State are:

1. Bukka Ayyavars
2. Gotrala
3. Orphans
4. Bodili
5. Are Marathi Maratha (Non-Brahmins), Arakalies and Surabhi Natakalavallu.
6. Are, Arevallu, Arollu
7. Aghamudian, Aghamudiar, Agamudivellalar and Agamudimudaliar (including
   Thuluva Vellalas) (Area confined to Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts only)
8. Sondi/ Sundi
9. Varala
10. Sistakaranam
11. Veerashaiva Lingayat/ Lingabalija
12. Achchukattalavandlu, Singali, Singamvallu, Achchupanivallu,
    Achchukattuvaru, Achukatlavandlu
13. Attar Saibulu, Attarollu
14. Dhobi Muslim/ Muslim Dhobi/ Dhobi Musalman, Turka Chakla or Turka Sakala, Turaka Chakali, Tulukka Vannan, Tsakalas, Sakalas or Chakalas, Muslim Rajakas
15. Garadi Muslim, Garadi Saibulu, Pamulavallu, Kani-Kattuvallu, Garadollu, Garadiga
16. Gosangi Muslim, Phakeer Sayebulu
17. Guddi Eluguvallu, Elugu Bantuvallu, Musalman Keelu Gurralavallu
18. Hajam, Nai, Nai Muslim, Navid
19. Labbi, Labbai, Labbon, Labba
20. Pakeerla, Borewale, Deera Phakirlu, Bonthala
21. Shaik/ Sheikh
22. Siddi, Yaba, Habshi, Jasi
23. Turaka Kasha, Kakkukotte Zinka Saibulu, Chakkitakanevale, Terugadu Gontalavaru, Thirugatigantla, Rollaku Kakku Kottevaru, Pattar Phodulu, Chakketakare, Thuraka Kasha
24. Addapuvaru
25. Bagothula/ Bhagavathula
26. Bail Kammara/ Ghisadi/ Gadiya Lohar
27. Enooti/ Yenetivallu
28. Ganjikuti/ Ganjikutivaru
29. Gouda Jetti
30. Kakipadagala
31. Patamvaru/ Masaiahlu
32. Odd/ Od/ Oad
33. Sonnayila/ Sannayila/ Sannayollu
34. Sri Kshatriya Ramajogi/ Ramajogi/ Ramajogula
35. Theracheerala/ Telsoori/ Baikani
36. Tholubommalatavaru/ Boppala
37. Aheer/ Aheer Yadav
38. Govili/Govlii/ Gouli/Gavli
39. Kulla Kadagi/ Kulle Kadigi/ Chittepu and;
40. Sarollu/Soma Vamsha Kshatriya

To

Dr. Virendra Kumar ji,

Hon’ble Union Minister of Social Justice

& Empowerment,

Government of India,

New Delhi.

Sir,

Sub : Central OBC List – Inclusion of (40) castes/communities

in the Central List of OBCs for the State of Telangana –

Request – Regarding.

Ref : 1. Ministry of Social Welfare, Government of India,

Gazette Resolution No.12011/68/93-BCC(C),

dated.10.09.1993.

2. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,

Government of India, Gazette Resolution

No.12011/4/2014-BC-II, dated.11.08.2016.

3. D.O.Lr.No.2260/BCW/OP/2016, dated.09.09.2016 of

the Principal Secretary to Government, Backward

Classes Welfare Dept, Govt of Telangana.

4. G.O.Ms.No.3, BCW(B) Dept., dated.09.09.2020.

5. F.No.NCBC/09/09/323/2020-AT, Dt.17.12.2021

from the NCBC, New Delhi.

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I bring to your kind notice, the issue of inclusion of (40) communities

pertaining to the State of Telangana in the Central List of OBCs for early

favourable orders of the Government of India.

Sir, I submit that, the Central OBC list for the State of undivided Andhra

Pradesh was first published in the year 1993 with 93 communities vide reference 1 st cited. 

Subsequently, the State Government have included several communities in the State list and similarly, the Central list was also further amended from time to time. However, inclusion of certain communities in the Central list is still pending.

Meanwhile, in the year 2014, separate State of Telangana was formed

carving out from the erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh through the Andhra

Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (Central Act No.6 of 2014). 

Consequently, the Government of Telangana has forwarded the State list of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes with (113) communities for notifying the Central list of OBCs for the State of Telangana. 

However, the Government of India, vide reference 2 nd cited has notified the Central list with only (90) communities leaving out (23) communities for the reasons not known. 

Noticing this discrepancy, the Govt. of Telangana has requested the Member Secretary, NCBC vide reference 3 rd cited to include the left out (23) communities in the Central list. These communities were included in the State list between 2007 to 2011 and are awaiting their inclusion in Central list.

Further, I bring to your kind notice that, the Govt of Telangana has

included (17) new communities in the State list of Socially and Educationally

Backward Classes in the year 2020 vide reference 4 th cited and these

communities are also required to be included in the Central List of OBCs. In all, (40) communities pertaining to Telangana are required to be included in the Central List of OBCs for the State of Telangana.

Subsequently, after repeated requests, the NCBC has issued schedule for

conduct of hearing on inclusion of these (40) communities vide reference 5 th cited. Hearings were conducted in the office of the NCBC at New Delhi from 22.12.2021 to 24.12.2021 and representatives of all the communities have attended the hearings. The Government of Telangana have submitted relevant material and also deputed two officers of Telangana Commission for Backward Classes as State representatives to assist the NCBC with relevant record.

Myself, being the Member of Telangana State Commission for Backward

Classes and Shri.B.B.Patil, Hon’ble Member of Parliament (LS), both belonging to the Veerashaiva Lingayat/ Lingabalija community, have attended the hearings and pleaded for inclusion of this community in the Central List of OBCs.

I bring to your kind notice that the people of Veerashaiva Lingayat/

Lingabalija community are Socially, Educationally, Economically and Politically backward. 

The community people eke out their livelihood through agriculture, agriculture labour and petty businesses. Historically, they were not allowed admission into Sanskrit colleges in Mysore State. 

The Brahmin scholars refuse to teach Sanskrit to Veerashaiva Lingayats. They were looked down as Shudras and thus they are socially backward.

Keeping the Social, Educational, Economical and Political backwardness in view, the then State of Andhra Pradesh has included the Veerashaiva Lingayat/ Lingabalija community in the State List of Socially and

Educationally Backward Classes under Group-D at Sl.No.46 in the year 2009.

However, Veerashaiva Lingayat/ Lingabalija community could not reap the

benefits/opportunities under Central Government as they are not yet included in the Central List of OBCs till date. Our community people are foregoing their legitimate right of reservations in Central Government sector i.e. right from admissions in Navodaya Schools to IITs/IIMs and from Class-IV to IAS/IPS/IRS recruitments.

During the hearings took place in December, 2021 the NCBC has assured

that our request will be considered positively and the Veerashaiva Lingayat/

Lingabalija community will be included in the Central OBC list, but till date no such orders are passed.

This is not just the case of Veerashaiva Lingayat/ Lingabalija community

alone, but of all the (40) communities that are due for inclusion in the Central List of OBCs for the State of Telangana.

On behalf of the Telangana State Commission for Backward Classes, I

request the Hon’ble Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment,

Government of India to kindly look into the matter and pass necessary orders for inclusion of these (40) communities in the Central List of OBCs for the State of Telangana. Your kind positive consideration will be remembered for generations

to come.

Thanking you Sir,

Yours faithfully

(N.Shubhapradh Patel)

List of communities to be included

in the Central List of OBCs for the State of Telangana.

1. Bukka Ayyavars

2. Gotrala

3. Orphans

4. Bodili

5. Are Marathi Maratha (Non-Brahmins), Arakalies and Surabhi Natakalavallu.

6. Are, Arevallu, Arollu

7. Aghamudian, Aghamudiar, Agamudivellalar and Agamudimudaliar (including

Thuluva Vellalas) (Area confined to Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts only)

8. Sondi/ Sundi

9. Varala

10. Sistakaranam

11. Veerashaiva Lingayat/ Lingabalija

12. Achchukattalavandlu, Singali, Singamvallu, Achchupanivallu,

Achchukattuvaru, Achukatlavandlu

13. Attar Saibulu, Attarollu

14. Dhobi Muslim/ Muslim Dhobi/ Dhobi Musalman, Turka Chakla or Turka

Sakala, Turaka Chakali, Tulukka Vannan, Tsakalas, Sakalas or Chakalas,

Muslim Rajakas

15. Garadi Muslim, Garadi Saibulu, Pamulavallu, Kani-Kattuvallu, Garadollu,

Garadiga

16. Gosangi Muslim, Phakeer Sayebulu

17. Guddi Eluguvallu, Elugu Bantuvallu, Musalman Keelu Gurralavallu

18. Hajam, Nai, Nai Muslim, Navid

19. Labbi, Labbai, Labbon, Labba

20. Pakeerla, Borewale, Deera Phakirlu, Bonthala

21. Shaik/ Sheikh

22. Siddi, Yaba, Habshi, Jasi

23. Turaka Kasha, Kakkukotte Zinka Saibulu, Chakkitakanevale, Terugadu

Gontalavaru, Thirugatigantla, Rollaku Kakku Kottevaru, Pattar Phodulu,

Chakketakare, Thuraka Kasha

24. Addapuvaru

25. Bagothula/ Bhagavathula

26. Bail Kammara/ Ghisadi/ Gadiya Lohar

27. Enooti/ Yenetivallu

28. Ganjikuti/ Ganjikutivaru

29. Gouda Jetti

30. Kakipadagala

31. Patamvaru/ Masaiahlu

32. Odd/ Od/ Oad

33. Sonnayila/ Sannayila/ Sannayollu

34. Sri Kshatriya Ramajogi/ Ramajogi/ Ramajogula

35. Theracheerala/ Telsoori/ Baikani

36. Tholubommalatavaru/ Boppala

37. Aheer/ Aheer Yadav

38. Govili/Govlii/ Gouli/Gavli

39. Kulla Kadagi/ Kulle Kadigi/ Chittepu

40. Sarollu/Soma Vamsha Kshatriya