Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that caste census will be taken up in the State soon. He said that his government is committed to this decision as per the promise given to the people before the election. He has also directed officials to take necessary steps for caste enumeration. The Chief Minister conducted a review of BC, Minority and Tribal Welfare Departments at the Secretariat here on Saturday.
Addressing the meeting, he asked them to provide complete details regarding Gurukul schools functioning from the rented premises and told them to prepare proposals to construct the buildings on a war footing. He directed that the budget proposals include the estimates of construction of residential schools.
The Chief Minister also directed the officials to ensure that there were no pending bills pertaining to the diet charges, cosmetic charges and cooking bills in government hostels and residential schools. He said that payments should be made through green channel.
