Mon Feb 03 14:57:40 UTC 2025: ## BRS Questions Accuracy of Telangana’s Caste Census

**Hyderabad, February 3, 2025** – The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has raised serious concerns about the accuracy of the caste census recently conducted by the Telangana Congress government. Party leaders, including MLC K. Kavitha and former minister V. Srinivas Goud, pointed to discrepancies between the census data and previous surveys from 2011 and 2014.

Ms. Kavitha highlighted inconsistencies in the number of households and the total population. While the 2011 census recorded 83 lakh households and a population of 3.5 crore, the 2014 survey showed 1.03 crore households and a population of 3.68 crore. The recent caste census, however, reported 1.15 crore households and a population of 3.7 crore. Ms. Kavitha questioned the significant increase in households between 2011 and 2014, followed by a much smaller increase in the subsequent decade.

Further discrepancies were noted in the representation of different castes. The BRS claimed that the proportion of the open category (OC) population was significantly higher in the recent census compared to previous surveys, while other categories showed contrasting results. Specifically, a discrepancy of 21 lakh was noted in the Backward Classes (BC) population between the surveys.

Mr. Srinivas Goud also noted that the Muslim population appeared lower in the recent census than in the 2011 census.

The BRS demanded a thorough review of the census data within 15 days and suggested that the survey, conducted by the Planning department rather than a dedicated commission, be subjected to greater scrutiny. Despite expressing doubts about the data’s reliability, the party also called for a bill increasing BC reservations in local bodies, even if the census figures are imperfect.

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