Section 16(2)(ii) in Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Reservation of Seats and Offices of Gram Panchayats, Mandal Parishads and Zilla Parishads) Rules, 2006
(ii)State percentage of Backward Classes is 39.39% as projected by the Directorate of Economics & Statistics as on 1-3-2001 from the data of Socio-Economic Survey.