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Andhra Pradesh, prior to the formation of Telangana, comprised 60 distinct castes. Following the creation of Telangana, the Beda (Budga) Jangam caste was excluded from the list of Andhra Pradesh, while the Godagali caste was removed from Telangana. Consequently, each state now consists of 59 castes, reshaping the demographic composition in the ...
Scheduled Castes (SCs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups. [7] [8] Scheduled Castes are given reservation status guaranteeing political representation, preference in promotion, quota in universities, free and stipended education, scholarships, banking services, various government schemes.
This is a list of Scheduled Castes in India. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are those considered the most socio-economic disadvantaged in India, and are officially defined in the Constitution of India in order to aid equality initiatives.
Today, MeeSeva offers citizens a bouquet of 329 high volume services [1] from across 36 departments through 7000+ MeeSeva kiosk centers across the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. After the AP State re-organisation Act 2014 , MeeSeva contains two different portals for the states of Andhra Pradesh [ 2 ] and Telangana.
[7]: 16, 18 They are classified as a Forward Caste in Andhra Pradesh. [12] Shetty Balija (sub-caste of Balija) is present all across Rayalaseema, and in smaller numbers in former Nellore and Prakasam districts. [9] The Shetty Balijas of Rayalaseema are closely related to the landowning Kapu/Telaga community of Coastal Andhra. [13]
They are categorised as a Scheduled Caste by the Government of India. [1] Adi-Andhra literally means 'the original people of Andhra'. [1] [2] The Adi-Andhra group is a composite caste that consists of about 60% of Malas and 40% of Madigas, who belong to second and third generation of educated scheduled castes.
Padmasali (also spelt as Padmashali, Padmasale) is a Hindu caste residing in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, [1] Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Their traditional occupation is weaving and clothes business.
Andhra Pradesh (ISO: Āndhra Pradēś, Telugu pronunciation: [aːndʱɾɐ pɾɐdeːʃ]; code: AP) is a state on the east coast of southern India. It is the seventh-largest state and the tenth-most populous in the country.