10% Quota For ST's, GO To Be Released In A Week-KCR

CM K Chandrashekar Rao announced that the State government would implement 10% reservations for Girijans, and a GO in this regard will be released and implemented within a week.

The Minister said that he was fed up after repeatedly asking the Centre to approve the 10% quota for Girijans and claimed that a GO would be released on the enhanced reservations, irrespective of whether the Centre approves or not.

He also announced that ‘Girijana Bandhu’ will soon be implemented for landless ST community families at ‘Telangana Adivasi Banjara Atmeeya Sabha at NTR Stadium.

Pointing out Tamil Nadu government is implementing 69% reservations, KCR questioned PM Modi as to why they couldn’t provide the same to Telangana. He elicited confidence that the President will approve since she is also Adivasi. He promised to release the GO within 5 minutes if the President gave a green signal.would

CM KCR informed that the state had identified lands to sanction the girijans doing podu farming, and committees were also formed. As soon as reports are submitted from villages, lands will be given to girijans, and Rythu Bandhu will be implemented, he assured.