 "Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao, Chief Minister of Telangana (Source: www.telangana.gov.in)")
Telangana government on Wednesday decided to extend the reservations to Muslim population on the basis of their socio-economic backwardness besides raising the existing quota of the scheduled tribes (STs) to 12% from the present 7.5% in line with the local population.
Announcing the decision after holding a cabinet meeting on the subject in the evening, chief minister K Chandrasekhara Rao said the cabinet would once again meet on April 15 to determine the exact percentage of reservations for Muslims while keeping in mind the 12% quota promised during the elections.
On April 16, 2017 the government will convene a special session of
