Peoples Telangana

 T. Chiranjeevulu IAS(Ret), Founder President BCIF (BC Intellectuals Forum) Parliament has commenced its current session today. The Backward Classes (BC) community in Telangana is eagerly awaiting whether the Telangana Bills seeking 42% reservation for BCs , which have remained pending with the Central Government for the last fifteen months, will finally be taken up for discussion. However, neither the State Government nor the Central Government has shown adequate initiative on this crucial issue so far. The Congress government, which promised to provide 42% reservation to BCs, is facing criticism for failing to exert the necessary pressure on the Centre to secure legal approval for its implementation. On the other hand, although the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, has publicly argued that the 50% ceiling on reservations should be reconsidered, his failure to raise this issue prominently in Parliament has disappointed many members of the BC community. Similarly, the B...

By Chuppala Nagesh Bhushan A State in Flux Telangana is widely celebrated as India’s high-octane economic engine—a landscape of sparkling tech corridors and aggressive industrial expansion. Yet, the newly released SampleRegistration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2024 reveals a starkly different narrative unfolding beneath the surface of its GDP growth. While the state’s skyline suggests a permanent youthfulness, the demographic data points toward a profound, irreversible transition. The state is no longer merely "growing"; it is maturing into a demographic profile that mirrors advanced global economies far more than its domestic peers. This shift presents a fundamental challenge to the current developmental playbook. As we look at these numbers, a critical policy question emerges:  Can a state built for a youthful rural workforce survive a future of urban-dwelling children and a rapidly aging powerhouse generation? The Powerhouse Generation: A Demographic Dividend Pe...