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Telangana govt decides to take-up census of Backward Class population

Telangana govt decides to take-up census of Backward Class population

Jul 28, 2018
12:33 pm

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The Telangana government has decided to take up a census of the state's backward class (BC) population. A decision in this regard was taken at the meeting of the Telangana cabinet yesterday. "(The govt decided) To take up the census of BC population in the state at once," a release from the office of Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, who chaired the meeting, said.

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