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Amaravati: The TDP-led NDA Government Andhra Pradesh on Monday announced to provide 34 per cent reservation to backward classes in local bodies.
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Chandharababu Naidu announced that the government has decided to provide 34% of reservation to the backward class in local body polls.
Speaking with the media Chandharababu Naidu the TDP-led NDA Government is committed to implementing 34 per cent reservation for BCs in nominated posts as promised.
He also said that a decision would soon be taken on making legislation. He promised that all the necessary measures would be taken to ensure that the 34 per cent quota for BCs would not face any legal issues.
He asked officials to go ahead after a detailed study of the court judgments.
He alleged that the previous government reduced the quota for BCs from 34 per cent to 24 per cent in local bodies and as a result, they lost 16,500 posts.
Chairing a review meeting on the progress of the promises being implemented to the BCs that have been made during the electioneering.
The Chief Minister on Monday directed the officials to do some more exercise to see to it that there will be no legal tangles or technical snarls will arise to the special law proposed for the safety and security of the BCs.
As promised during the recent Assembly elections, he said a special legislation will be brought for the safety of the community.
A ministerial committee, formed to study the feasibility of the move, recently submitted its preliminary report on this. During Monday’s review meeting, the officials briefed the Chief Minister on this preliminary report after which he directed them to do some more exercise on this so that there will not be any legal tangles after the law is enacted.
Naidu alleged that because of the negligence adopted by the previous ruling dispensation, the BCs suffered heavily.
