State to Hold Local Body Polls by September 30 as Directed by HC

Quick Summary

• The Telangana State government plans to conduct local body elections by September 30, adhering to a deadline set by the High Court.
• Efforts to secure the CentreS approval for enhanced 42% reservations for backward classes (BCs) in local elections have not been accomplished, leading the state to proceed using earlier reservation levels.
• The Telangana State Election Commission has initiated preparations, including publishing draft electoral rolls of gram panchayats based on Assembly constituency lists as of July 1.
• Electoral rolls will be displayed at gram panchayat adn mandal parishad offices on August 28. Objections can be submitted until August 30 and disposed of by August 31; final electoral rolls will be published on September 2.

!The Hindu.