Caste Census
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As soon as our government is formed, the first thing that would be done is caste census, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said.
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Bihar government tells Supreme Court it supports caste survey: Report
The state’s JD(U)-BJP government told the court that it is drawing up welfare plans for citizens based on data from the exercise.
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Mapping land ownership as part of the caste census could uncover key patterns about power, resources
Land remains the most important asset for Indians, but at the same time, ownership is highly skewed by caste.
Sudheesh RC
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Jharkhand will conduct caste survey, says CM Champai Soren
The exercise will be conducted after the Lok Sabha elections, the principal secretary to the chief minister said.
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Caste census: Surveyors today are likely to face the same problems British enumerators did
The colonial administration struggled to make sense of shifting and fluid caste identities, occupations and even tried listing castes alphabetically.
Ayan Guha
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Supreme Court asks Bihar government to release break-up of caste survey data
The state government is implementing the report by increasing reservations, the petitioners say.
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Not against caste census, but it should not harm social harmony, says RSS
The Hindutva organisation made the statement a day after a senior office-bearer questioned the need for the exercise.
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Why the BJP has softened its stance on caste census
In some states, the party has outright backed the exercise. Meanwhile, in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, it is analysing the risks and benefits.
Abhik Deb
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BJP doesn’t oppose caste census, but wants wide consultations, says Amit Shah
The Congress has promised to hold the survey across the country if voted to power in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar calls for caste census on lines of Bihar
The Nationalist Congress Party said that exercise must be conducted even if it costs ‘some thousand crores’.
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Why the Opposition’s support for a caste census falters in some states
In three states – Karnataka, West Bengal and Kerala – governments run by INDIA bloc parties are apprehensive of change in existing caste equations.
Abhik Deb
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Caste census: Why the liberal intelligentsia’s opposition is misplaced
Why must the Indian state not have information about something as fundamental as caste, just as it collects data about region, language, religion, and gender?
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