The Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Castes (Sub-Classification) Act, 2025

1. (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Castes (Sub-classification) Act, 2025.
2. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Andhra Pradesh.
3. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect on and from the 17th April, 2025.

1. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
   • (a) ‘Educational Institution’ shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause
   • (c) of section 2 of the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act, 1983;
   • (b) ‘Government’ means the State Government of Andhra Pradesh;
   • (c) ‘Prescribed’ means prescribed by the rules made under this Act;
   • (d) ‘Public Service’ means, services in any office or establishment of, -
     • (i) the Government;
     • (ii) a local authority, i.e.,
   • (a) A Gram Panchayat or a Mandal Parishad or a Zilla Parishad established under the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994;
   • (b) A Municipality constituted under the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965; and
   • (c) A Municipal Corporation established under the relevant law, for the time being in force, relating to Municipal Corporations;
     • (iii) A Corporation or undertaking wholly owned or controlled by the Government;
     • (iv) A body established under any law made by the Legislature of the State whether incorporated or not including a University; and
     • (v) Any other body established by the State Government or by a Society registered under any law relating to the registration of Societies for the time being in force and receiving funds from the Government either fully or partly, for its maintenance or any Educational Institution, whether registered or not, but receiving aid from the Government;
   • (e) ‘Rule of Reservation’ means any rule or provision, for reservation of appointments or posts in public service in the special rules applicable to any particular service or the General Rules of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996 as the case may be or any rule or provision for reservation of seats in the rules or instructions for admission into Educational Institutions, as the case may be, in favour of Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or Backward Classes or Women;
   • (f) ‘Backlog Vacancies’ means the vacancies which were carry forwarded from previous recruitments.
   • (g) ‘Scheduled Castes’ shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause
2. (24) of article 366 of the Constitution of India.

(a) Sub-classification. In order to secure social justice and equality of opportunity and to ensure fair, just, reasonable, rational and equitable enjoyment of the benefits of the rule of reservation by all the Scheduled Castes with respect to the State of Andhra Pradesh, the Government of Andhra Pradesh have sub-classified the fifty nine (59) sub castes of Scheduled castes into three groups which are identified based on Population, inter-se backwardness, and social cohesion. The Percentage of reservation for the three groups shall be at the rate specified in sub-section (b), sub-section (c) and sub-section (d) of this section. Provided that the reservation as specified under this section to the three groups shall be subject to the availability of eligible candidates. (b) One percent of appointments or posts or seats so reserved under the rule of reservation for the Scheduled Castes shall be reserved to the persons belonging to the following Scheduled Castes, which shall be referred to as Scheduled Castes Group-I. (c) Six and half percent of appointments or posts or seats so reserved under the rule of reservation for the Scheduled Castes shall be reserved to the persons belonging to the following Scheduled Castes, which shall be referred to as Scheduled Castes Group-II. (d) Seven and half percent of appointments or posts or seats so reserved under the rule of reservation for the Scheduled Castes shall be reserved to the persons belonging to the following Scheduled Castes, which shall be referred to as Scheduled Castes Group-III.

The percentage of Reservations specified at Sections 3 shall be applicable for filling up of Backlog Vacancies pertaining to public appointments.

Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to any appointment or post or service of any department of the Central Government or of any Corporation or Undertaking owned or controlled by the

Protection of action taken in good faith No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any authority or person for anything done or purported to have been done in good faith in pursuance of the provisions of this

Power to remove doubts and difficulties If any doubt or difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by order, make such provisions or give such directions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the removal of the doubt or difficulty.

1. (1) The Government may, by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely,-
   • (a) Fixation or adjustment of roster points in respect of Scheduled Castes for the purposes of public service;
   • (b) Procedure to be followed in case of non-availability of eligible persons for compliance with section 3; and
   • (c) Any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed.
3. (3) Every rule made under this Act shall immediately after it is made, be laid before the State Legislature if it is in session and if it is not in session, in the session immediately following for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiration of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the Legislature agree in making any modifications in the rule or in the annulment of the rule, the rule shall, with effect from the date of notification of such modification or annulment is notified, have effect only in such modified form or shall stand annulled as the case may be so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as inclusion in or exclusion from or further classification of the list of Scheduled Castes with respect to the State of Andhra Pradesh as specified in the constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and its

Repeal and savings of Ordinance No.2 of 2025

1. (1) The Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Castes (Sub-classification) Ordinance, 2025 is hereby repealed.
2. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act.