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Andhra Pradesh accepts recommendations on local-body reservations for Backward Classes
Andhra Pradesh’s Cabinet has accepted recommendations on reservations for Backward Classes, or BCs, in rural and urban local bodies.
The recommendations were made by a commission led by Rajeev Ranjan Mishra.
The commission examined how BCs experience backwardness in relation to local bodies and what share of seats should be reserved for them.
It used information including survey data, government records and census data.
The Supreme Court’s rules require this kind of evidence-based assessment, known as the triple test.
Together, reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes must not exceed 50% in any local body.
The state says it will use the commission’s population estimates to apply the recommendations and must also follow constitutional requirements.
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet accepted recommendations on reservations for Backward Classes in rural and urban local bodies.
The recommendations were made by a Dedicated Commission headed by Rajeev Ranjan Mishra.
The Cabinet said total reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes together must not exceed 50% in any local body.
The Commission based its recommendations on an empirical inquiry using survey data, government records and other sources.
The decision was made in line with Supreme Court directions and a preceding High Court order.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet accepted the recommendations of a Dedicated Commission headed by Rajeev Ranjan Mishra.
- What
- It accepted recommendations on Backward Class reservations in local bodies, with total reservations for SC, ST and BC categories capped at 50%.
- When
- At a special meeting on Saturday. The article was published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, in rural and urban local bodies.
- Why
- To provide BC reservations in line with the Supreme Court’s triple-test requirements and relevant court orders.
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The Supreme Court issued a judgment in an SLP concerning the reservation matter.
The Dedicated Commission submitted its report and recommendations on BC reservations in local bodies.
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet accepted the Commission’s recommendations at a special meeting.
The government issued G.O. MS No.17 on the decision.
- Commission chair
- Rajeev Ranjan Mishra
- Reservation cap
- 50% combined for SC, ST and BC categories in any local body
- Government order
- G.O. MS No.17
- Data sources
- Unified Family Survey and Ward and Village Secretariats data
- Publication date
- October 11, 2026
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