Panel Submits Report on SC Sub-Division
Unlike the disclosure of the caste census report, the recommendations of the SC sub-categorisation committee have been kept confidential

Hyderabad: The one-man committee on Scheduled Castes (SC) sub-categorisation, headed by retired Telangana High Court judge Justice Shameem Akhtar, submitted its report to the state government on Monday.
The report was handed over to Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, chairman of the Cabinet sub-committee on SC sub-categorisation, at the Secretariat. The event was attended by sub-committee members Damodar Rajanarsimha, Ponnam Prabhakar, and Danasari Anasuya Seethakka.
Unlike the disclosure of the caste census report, the recommendations of the SC sub-categorisation committee have been kept confidential.
Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy, who also chairs the cabinet sub-committee on the caste census, had revealed the findings of the caste census on Sunday in a media conference at the Secretariat after he received the report.
He had announced to hold a similar press conference at 3 pm on Monday to brief the media on the SC sub-categorisation report. At 1.40 pm, he postponed the press conference without citing any reason.
According to official sources, since the state government has decided to table the SC sub-categorisation report during a special session of the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, the details have been withheld from the media for the time being.
The move also comes in the wake of controversy surrounding the caste census data which sparked protests from Backward Classes (BC) unions, They objected to the reported decline in the BC population compared to the 2014 survey conducted during the BRS regime. Opposition parties also attacked the findings, causing embarrassment for the Congress government.
To prevent further controversy ahead of the Assembly session, the government has reportedly chosen to keep the SC sub-categorisation report under wraps until it is formally presented in the House.
The Justice Akhtar committee report's findings will be disclosed during the Assembly session on Tuesday.