The Telangana government’s expert working group has decided to formulate a first-of-its-kind ‘Composite Backwardness Index’.
It will be done by using the caste census data to measure disparities across the 243 sub-castes enumerated in the survey.
The survey was formulated to study, analyse and interpret data collected under the Social Education Employment Economic Political Caste (SEEEPC) Survey of 2024.
The expert group will use up to 43 parameters split between the rural and urban areas under seven categories.