MADIGA
COMMUNITY - GOVERNANCE
News:
PM Modi sets in motion
Madiga sub-categorisation process
What's
in the news?
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The Prime Minister has initiated the
formation of a committee to address the long-standing demand for sub-categorization of the Madiga
community within the Scheduled Castes, just days before the Telangana
Assembly election.
Demands
of Madiga Community:
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The Madiga community, constituting
about 50% of Telangana’s SC population,
has long advocated for equitable distribution of reservation benefits,
asserting that the benefits have predominantly favoured the Mala
community.
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This move aims to ensure fair distribution
of reservation benefits among all SC sub-castes, addressing historical
disparities.
Go
back to basics:
Madiga
Community:
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Madiga is a Telugu caste, mainly living in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka, with a small minority in Tamil
Nadu.
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Madigas are historically associated with
the work of tannery, leatherwork and small handicrafts.
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Presently, most of them are agricultural labourers.
Sub-categorization
of SC groups:
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Sub-categorization
involves classifying existing SC caste groups into further categories
based on their historical dominance in availing government benefits meant
for SCs.
Aim:
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It aims to ensure a more
equitable distribution of benefits among SC communities by giving higher
shares to historically marginalized groups and lesser shares to those
that have traditionally dominated such benefits.