Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh Revives BC Quotas, Names Anganwadi Worker MLC
Andhra Pradesh wants to give Backward Classes larger reserved shares in local elections.
The proposed share is 34% in rural local bodies and 33.33% in urban local bodies.
Minister S Savitha called the move a historic day for BCs.
Minister Kondapalli Srinivas called it a golden chapter for the community.
The ministers said an earlier government had reduced the reservation from 34% to 24%.
They said this reduction caused BCs to lose more than 16,800 elected positions.
The Cabinet had approved the proposal, and the Assembly was discussing the Bill.
The government also nominated Dalavai Ramadevi, an Anganwadi worker from the BC community, as an MLC.
Government leaders said these actions would improve political representation for BCs.
The Andhra Pradesh government proposed 34% BC reservation in rural local bodies and 33.33% in urban local bodies.
Minister S Savitha called the quota restoration historic and said the Assembly was considering the relevant Bill.
Minister Kondapalli Srinivas said the previous YSRCP government reduced BC reservations from 34% to 24%, costing more than 16,800 elected positions.
The ministers credited N Chandrababu Naidu, Pawan Kalyan and Nara Lokesh with fulfilling an election promise to restore the quota.
Dalavai Ramadevi, described as an ordinary BC-community Anganwadi worker, was nominated as an MLC on the same day.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government, BC communities, Ministers S Savitha and Kondapalli Srinivas, and MLC nominee Dalavai Ramadevi are central to the announcement.
- What
- The government proposed restoring BC reservations in local bodies and nominated Dalavai Ramadevi as an MLC.
- When
- The statements and nomination were reported on Tuesday; one welfare figure covers 2024 to 2026.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, including its rural and urban local bodies and the state Assembly in Amaravati.
- Why
- The stated purpose is to restore BC political representation and fulfill an election promise.
- Rural BC reservation
- 34% in rural local bodies
- Urban BC reservation
- 33.33% in urban local bodies
- Assembly status
- The Cabinet approved the proposal, and the Assembly was considering the Bill.
- Previous reservation level
- Minister S Savitha and Minister Kondapalli Srinivas said the previous YSRCP government reduced the quota from 34% to 24%.
- Reported impact
- Savitha said the reduction deprived BCs of more than 16,800 elected positions.
- MLC nominee
- Dalavai Ramadevi, an Anganwadi worker from the BC community
- BC welfare spending
- Savitha said BC allocations rose from Rs 39,000 crore in the first budget to Rs 47,000 crore in the second and Rs 51,000 crore in the third.
- Pension support
- The coalition government reportedly supported 15.67 lakh BC beneficiaries through NTR Bharosa pensions between 2024 and 2026, spending Rs 15,588.64 crore.
