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AP Cabinet Adopts Dedicated Commission’s BC Reservation Recommendations
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet, in a special meeting on Saturday, approved the recommendations of the Dedicated Commission led by Rajeev Ranjan Mishra concerning reservation for Backward Classes (BCs). The commission’s guidance limits the combined reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and BCs to no more than 50% in any local body, in line with the Supreme Court’s triple‑test requirement and the court’s October 9 SLP judgment, as well as a prior High Court order.
In Government Order MS No.17, the cabinet noted that the commission was formed in accordance with the triple‑test conditions set out in the Supreme Court cases Dr. K. Krishna Murthy & Others vs. Union of India & Another, Vikas Kishan Rao Gawali vs. State of Maharashtra & Others, and Suresh Mahajan vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Another. The commission was tasked with conducting a contemporary, rigorous empirical study of BC backwardness in local bodies and determining reservation proportions that comply with constitutional provisions and Supreme Court principles.
The commission’s report, based on data from the Unified Family Survey, Ward and Village Secretariats, the National Family Health Survey, various commission reports, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development records, Municipal Administration and Urban Development data, and the Census of India, was submitted with recommendations for BC reservations at the local‑body level.
The Government Order also stressed that implementation must strictly observe Article 243T and that the population figures derived from the commission’s empirical data be used as the basis for allocating BC reservations.
Published – October 11, 2026 06:03 am IST