Modi govt’s big decision: Caste enumeration to be included in next population survey
Some states ruled by opposition parties have done caste surveys for political reasons, says Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Some states ruled by opposition parties have done caste surveys for political reasons, says Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Some states ruled by opposition parties have done caste surveys for political reasons, says Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Some states ruled by opposition parties have done caste surveys for political reasons, says Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
The government on Wednesday announced that a caste census would be carried out as part of the forthcoming national population census.
The decision, taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, was announced by Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at a press briefing.
Vaishnaw said the census comes under the purview of the Centre but some opposition-ruled states have done caste enumeration in the name of surveys political reasons.
It was Modi government's resolve to transparently include caste enumeration in the forthcoming pan-India census exercise, he said.
The national population survey was to begin in April 2020 but got delayed due to Covid-19 outbreak.