| Why in the news? | Telangana Launches Statewide Caste Census |
| Launched on | November 6, 2024 |
| Launched by | Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar |
| Location of Launch | Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) office, Hyderabad |
| Conducted by | The State Planning Department |
| Purpose | To gather socio-economic, political, caste, and educational data for all households |
| Survey Process | Door-to-door survey with enumerators visiting each household |
| Enumerator Assignment | Each enumerator assigned to 150 houses |
| Basic Information Collected | Name, address, religion, caste, marital status, Aadhaar (optional) |
| Economic Data Collected | Income source, job details, self-employment, annual income, business turnover, tax, bank account |
| Occupational Health Data | Caste-based occupation, daily wage labor, health hazards |
| Special Categories | SC/ST/BC/EWS caste certificate verification, Denotified Tribes |
| Welfare Benefits Data | Reservation benefits in education and employment, welfare schemes over the past five years |
| Scale of the Survey | 1.17 crore households across Telangana |
| Enumerators Deployed | 85,000 |
| Survey Timeline | Three days for affixing stickers starting November 6, 2024 |
| Full Door-to-Door Survey | Starting November 9, 2024 |
| Confidentiality Assurance | Data to be handled confidentially; suggestions welcomed for improvement |
