In a significant development, the Telangana government has added 17 new castes to the list of backward classes of the state.
The government issued a GO No 3 in this regard, according to reports.
BC Welfare Minister G Kamalakar today offered BC certificates to some persons who newly become BCs thanks to this addition, in a function to celebrate the occasion.
The minister said that the move would help these 17 castes now get additional benefits.
As many as 9,839 families would get the benefits meant for backward castes through this initiative of the government, he claimed.
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