BC panel seeks clarity on process of Census ph 1

Hyderabad: Telangana BC Commission chairman G Niranjan has written to Telangana Census director Bharati Hollikeri expressing concern over the absence of a Backward Classes column in the first phase of the census currently underway in the state. Niranjan also urged the Census director to issue a detailed clarification at the earliest so that doubts among BC communities can be addressed.In his letter, Niranjan said the first phase of the census, which began on April 26, has disappointed BC communities across Telangana because no provision has been made to record their population details. He pointed out that the cabinet sub-committee on political affairs of the central government, at its meeting on April 30, 2025, had already decided that caste-wise data of BCs would be collected in the 2027 Census.Against this background, he said the omission of BC enumeration in the ongoing phase has created confusion and concern among the communities expecting proper recognition in the census process.