Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy announced that there will be five Deputy Chief Ministers in his Cabinet, one each for five different social communities — BCs, SCs, STs, minorities and Kapus. The Kapu community has been agitating to be included in the Backward Classes.
About:
Kapu literally means cultivator or agriculturist in Telugu. It is a dominant peasant caste found in Telugu speaking states of Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Telangana.
They are considered to be a Shudra community in the Hindu varna system.
Reservation debate:
Mandal Commission (in the 1980s) recommended that Kapus be included among the Other Backward Classes (OBC). But the then AP government ignored the recommendation.
In December 2017, on the recommendations made by Manjunatha Commission, the AP govt. announced 5% quota in education and employment to the Kapus by creating a new Backward Classes-F category for them.
However, it is being opposed as according to Supreme Court’s order, reservation in states cannot exceed 50%.
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