Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Mishra Commission submits BC quota report for local bodies
A special group of people in Andhra Pradesh has been studying how to make sure communities known as Backward Classes get a fair number of seats in local government.
The group is led by Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, and it talked to many associations and collected information.
A big rule from the Supreme Court says that reservations must be based on real facts and numbers, not just guesses.
The group finished its report and gave it to Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday.
The report suggests that the number of reserved seats should depend on how many Backward Class people live in each village, town or district.
A place with many Backward Class people would get more reserved seats than a place with fewer.
The group also made sure that all reservations together would not go over half of the total seats.
Now the government will study the report and decide whether to bring a new law.
The new law could give around 34 per cent of local body seats to Backward Classes, as promised in the election agenda.
Everyone is waiting to see what happens next.
The Rajiv Ranjan Mishra Commission submitted its BC reservation report to Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday.
The report provides empirical data aimed at meeting Supreme Court requirements for BC reservations in local bodies.
It proposes population-based reservation quotas at village, mandal, district or State levels within the 50 per cent ceiling.
A proposed Bill providing statutory protection for BCs may be introduced during the Assembly session.
The government plans to finalize quotas before issuing schedules for elections covering 87 municipalities.
- Who
- The Rajiv Ranjan Mishra Commission, which submitted the report to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu; the State government will review it through a Cabinet sub-committee.
- What
- A report on reservations for Backward Classes (BCs) in local bodies, proposing population-based quotas supported by empirical data.
- When
- Submitted on Friday, ahead of the Assembly session beginning August 17; the commission's tenure continues until August 31.
- Where
- Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Why
- To satisfy Supreme Court requirements for empirical data behind BC reservations and to finalize quotas before local body elections, honouring a commitment of around 34 per cent reservation for BCs.
- Report status
- Submitted to Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu
- Commission
- Single-member commission headed by Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, constituted in January
- Commission tenure
- Until August 31
- Assembly session
- Four-day session beginning August 17
- Proposed mechanism
- Reservations based on local BC population at village, mandal, district or State levels
- Reservation ceiling
- Overall reservations within the 50 per cent ceiling prescribed by the Supreme Court
- Government commitment
- Around 34 per cent reservation for BCs in local bodies
- Election preparations
- Photo electoral roll on September 3; elections to 87 municipalities
