Even after having such a glorious past the present situation of the Kapus is somewhat bleak
- Majority of the present day Kapus are predominately poor farmers economically and educationally backward.
- They have only about 6% representation in Government jobs and services.
- There is a drastic decrease in education among the Kapus in Rayalaseema,Telangana and North Andhra where they are present in large number due to poverty and lack of reservations.
- Even after being about 22% of the state population they have only have about 30 seats in the present Andhra Pradesh state assembly whereas the other 2 dominant communities,each primarily belonging to the major political parties jointly constituting about 12% of the total population bag about 130 seats in the AP State assembly including the Chief Minister and other major cabinet minister posts.The backward classes which constitute about 40% of the population also have much better representations in the State assembly(about 120+ seats are reserved for them.
In recent years Kapus all over the world have come to common platform to fight for the share of their Political and Economic share in nation building.Even after being the largest and the oldest community in South India,proper share of resources(economic and political) was not granted to them.Kapus have united a decade ago under Kapunadu to fight for their rights but time and again the demands were kept aside by both the Congress and Telugu Desam parties.The power(economical and political)is being concentrated only among a few communities.The lack proper leadership among the Kapus can also be termed as one of the reasons for not being able to fight for their share.Kapus all over the world have now united to uplift the community and demand for their proper share and rights due to them.
source: http://www.bookrags.com/wiki/Kapu_(caste)--
S.K.Y
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