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Sub-Categorisation of Madiga Community

November 25, 2023

GS Paper II Indian Polity and Governance

Context:

Recently, the Central government initiated the process of setting up a committee that will look into the issue of sub-categorisation of the Madiga community within the Scheduled Castes.

About Madiga Community

Madigas are listed in the scheduled castes , traditionally they were leather workers.
Location: Madigas are found primarily in the southern Indian states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu but they also live in other parts of India.
Population: According to the 2011 census, the total Madiga population is around 67,02,609 persons.
- According to 2011 census, the Madiga community constitutes at least 50% of the total Scheduled Castes in Telangana.

For Further Reading: Sub-Categorisation of Scheduled Caste

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