Centre Says Caste To Be Included In Next Population Census

“According to Constitution of India, Census is a Union Subject. Some states have conducted surveys, I am repeating the word surveys, to enumerate castes. Some states have done this well, while some others have conducted such surveys purely from a political angle in a non-transparent way. Such surveys have created doubts in the state, ” he said while addressing a Cabinet briefing today. 

Vaishnaw said, “Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs has decided today that Caste enumeration should be included in the forthcoming census.” The date for its beginning is unknown.

The caste census will include information of different castes and subcastes, and the number of people in each state across the country.

The opposition has long demanded the Caste Census. The decision comes in before Bihar is heading for elections.

Home Minister Amit Shah said that while Congress was against the caste census when they were in power, and played politics when in opposition. According to PTI, he said that the Modi government's decision on caste census is a message of strong commitment towards social equality and rights of every section.

Congress said it is better late than never now that the government has decided to include caste enumeration in the next census, PTI reported.

NDTV reported that in October 2023, Bihar라이브 바카라 Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pushed through a caste survey, becoming the first state to release this data. 

The survey showed that 36% of Bihar's population was from Extremely Backward Classes, 27.1% from Backward Classes, 19.7% from Scheduled Castes and 1.7% are from Scheduled Tribes. 

ANI quoted Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav saying "...We hope the census will be done before delimitation exercise...It is a slap on the faces of those who used to blame us for spreading casteism."