Madiga Sub-Categorization
- Recently, the Prime Minister made an announcement in Hyderabad (Telangana), expressing the commitment to form a committee for the sub-categorization of the Madiga community within the Scheduled Castes (SC).
- The Madiga community constitutes approximately 50% of the total SC population in Telangana, as per the 2011 census.
- Madigas argue that the benefits of SC category reservations have primarily favoured the Mala community (Dalit community in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), leaving the Madigas with a sense of exclusion.
- Sub-categorization aims for the equitable distribution of reservation benefits among all the SC sub-castes.
- Madigas are historically associated with the ....
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