AP Cabinet’s key decision to officially finalize BC reservations in local body elections
Bharath (Digital) National News
By – Raja Pentapati – AP Bureau Chief —————————————————————-
AMARAVATI , OCT 10
The state cabinet has taken a key decision regarding BC (Backward Classes) reservations in the upcoming local body elections in Andhra Pradesh. The government has officially finalized the percentages of BC reservations.
The government has revealed that the percentage of reservations is being allocated in a total of 8 sections (categories) based on the report and recommendations provided by the commission headed by retired IAS officer Rajesh Ranjan.
Details of BC reservations by category:
Mayor posts: 35.29%, Municipal Chairman posts: 33.02%, Urban wards: 32.78%
Sarpanch posts: 27.95%, Panchayat wards: 26.73%, MPTC posts: 25.55%
MPP posts: 24.60%, ZPTC posts: 24.60%, ZP Chairman posts: 23.08%
The government has clarified that these allocations have been made based on the Rajesh Ranjan Commission report to provide fair representation to BC communities in local bodies on the basis of population and in accordance with the rules. With this decision, the local body election process will soon gain further momentum.
. Swacha Andhra Pradesh
