Telangana Government has decided to take up comprehensive door-to-door household survey for assessing social, economic, educational, employment, political and caste status of the people with a special focus on the backward classes.
The State Legislative Assembly passed a resolution to this effect after a marathon debate spanning over five hours. “The House resolves to take up comprehensive door-to-door household survey (socio, economic, educational, employment, political and caste survey of entire Telangana (Kulaganana)) so as to plan and implement various socio, economic, educational, employment and political opportunities for the amelioration of socially and educationally backward classes of citizens and SC and ST mandated under Clause (4) and (5) of Article 15, Clause (4) of Article 16, Articles 38 and 39, Clause (6) of Article 243D and Clause (6) of Article 243T of the Indian Constitution,” the resolution tabled by Backward Classes Welfare and Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said.
The Minister reiterated the Congress Government’s commitment for the welfare of the backward classes and said the Government would take cooperation of all the stakeholders including political parties, backward classes leaders and experts for finalising the modalities for taking up the caste survey. The Government was also keen on taking suggestions relating to the mode of conduct of the survey and a meeting of the stakeholders would be convened shortly in this direction.
