AP Cabinet Discusses 34% Reservation for Backward Classes

The leaders of a state called Andhra Pradesh had a big meeting in their office building, the Secretariat.

They talked about giving more seats in local elections to people from groups called Backward Classes.

The Chief Minister, Chandrababu, was in charge of leading the meeting.

More than fifty different topics were on the table.

The most important topic was giving 34 out of every 100 seats to Backward Classes in local elections.

They want to give 33.50 out of 100 seats in city councils and 34.50 out of 100 seats in village councils.

A group of experts studied this and gave them a report, but the report alone does not reach the 34% goal.

So the leaders are thinking about other ways to reach their goal.

They also decided to hold direct elections for city councils.

After the meeting, they will write official rules, called a Government Order, to put the plan into action.