Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Naidu Calls for Faster SC/ST Cases and Student Support
N. Chandrababu Naidu held a meeting about the rights and welfare of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities.
He asked officials to investigate cases under the SC/ST Atrocities Act more quickly.
He said people who commit offences should be punished, while the law should not be misused.
Officials will study why many cases were reported in four districts.
Naidu also wants SC/ST students to receive extra help to compete for places in important colleges.
He asked officials to improve jobs, hostels, healthcare and skills training.
The government plans to support tribal incomes through coffee and forest products.
Naidu also ordered officials to address local problems and review how conditions have changed over time.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu ordered faster investigations of cases under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Officials will study the number, nature, causes and disposal times of cases reported in four districts.
Naidu sought special educational support for SC/ST students preparing for IIT and IIM admissions.
He directed welfare, employment, hostel, health and skills initiatives for SC/ST communities.
Naidu ordered action on 131 pending district-level meetings and a review of changes since the Justice Punnayya Commission report.
- Who
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, state officials, ministers, MPs and MLAs from SC/ST constituencies.
- What
- A state-level high-power committee reviewed implementation of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and welfare measures for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
- When
- Saturday; the articles do not provide a specific calendar date.
- Where
- The Chief Minister’s Camp Office in Amaravati.
- Why
- To accelerate atrocity-case investigations, examine reported case patterns, improve SC/ST welfare and expand education, employment and skills opportunities.
Naidu’s Position
Political Criticism Reported by Naidu
SC/ST education initiative
Naidu’s Position
Naidu says special educational support is a positive measure that will help SC/ST students compete for prestigious institutions such as IITs and IIMs.
Political Criticism Reported by Naidu
Naidu alleges that certain political parties are creating controversy over the initiative to discourage SC/ST students from pursuing education and advancement; the articles do not provide those parties’ response.
SC/ST corporations
Naidu’s Position
Naidu says the coalition government revived SC/ST corporations after the previous government weakened them.
Political Criticism Reported by Naidu
The articles report this as Naidu’s allegation and do not include the previous government’s response.
Atrocities law enforcement
Naidu’s Position
Naidu wants investigations expedited so guilty people are punished quickly.
Political Criticism Reported by Naidu
Naidu also says the system must prevent misuse of the law; the articles do not present a separate opposing account of how the law is being applied.
- Meeting
- State-level High-Power Committee meeting on the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and community welfare
- Districts under study
- Guntur, Anantapur, East Godavari and Prakasam
- Pending meetings
- 131 district-level meetings remain pending
- Education
- Special preparation and support for SC/ST students seeking admission to IITs and IIMs
- Employment
- SC/ST Finance Corporations were directed to start large-scale employment-generation programmes
- Hostels
- Officials were told to implement the Net Zero policy in SC/ST student hostels
- Review period
- The government will study changes since the Justice Punnayya Commission report, submitted two and a half decades earlier
