Reconsider your position on conducting caste census, Nitish Kumar urges Centre

India had last conducted an exercise to count the population of all caste groups in 1931.

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· Sep 27, 2021 · 11:45 am

Caste enumeration of OBCs in 2021 census will be ‘difficult’, Centre tells Supreme Court

A ‘conscious policy decision’ has been taken to not include data on groups other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the government said.

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· Sep 24, 2021 · 09:25 am

Caste census: Let 50% cap on reservation be done away with if needed, says Lalu Prasad Yadav

The former Bihar chief minister said the existing quotas for the people from reserved categories were insufficient.

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· Sep 22, 2021 · 09:50 pm

PM to decide on caste census, says Nitish Kumar after 10-party delegation from Bihar meets Modi

Parties from Bihar sought a caste-based census not just in the state, but in the country, said Tejashwi Yadav.

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· Aug 23, 2021 · 01:56 pm

Caste-based census should be done at least once, will benefit India, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Kumar’s remark came a day ahead of a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders from 10 political parties to discuss the matter.

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· Aug 22, 2021 · 05:13 pm

Bihar government free to conduct caste-based census like Karnataka, says Deputy CM Renu Devi

The BJP leader said that the Centre will not accept any such proposal because of its policy decision.

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· Aug 16, 2021 · 01:27 pm

Modi insulted Bihar CM by not meeting him to discuss caste-based census, says RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav

The Rashtriya Janata Dal leader said Nitish Kumar had written a letter to Modi a week ago to discuss the matter, but has received any response from him.

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· Aug 13, 2021 · 07:10 pm

Need for caste-based census driven by social concerns, says Nitish Kumar

The Bihar chief minister hinted at conducting state-specific survey if there were no alternative left.

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· Aug 09, 2021 · 08:39 pm

Mayawati urges Centre to conduct OBC census, says BSP will support move

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said the BSP has been raising the demand ‘from the very beginning’.

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· Aug 06, 2021 · 04:52 pm

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar seeks appointment with Modi to press for caste-based census

Except the BJP, all political parties in Bihar have demanded a caste-based census.

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· Aug 06, 2021 · 08:13 am

Bihar Assembly passes resolution in favour of caste-based census

The state had passed a resolution for the exercise last year too.

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· Feb 27, 2020 · 06:07 pm

Census 2021 will collect data on Other Backward Classes for the first time

The data is expected to be finalised in three years, unlike seven-eight years it takes now.

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· Aug 31, 2018 · 05:20 pm