Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah defers caste census report
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah defers caste census report

Op India  

The tabling of the Karnataka Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, also known as the ‘caste census’ before the state cabinet has been deferred by one day. State Home Minister G Parameshwara said that the state government will analyse the survey report and any decision to be taken based on the report will be the discretion of the government. All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, headed by Congress leader and MLA Shamanuru Shivashankarappa, also dismissed the survey report and demanded a fresh survey. The survey report reportedly contains numerical data that may alter the perception regarding the strength of certain communities in the state.

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How poll politics is inherent in Telangana, Bengal caste counts
4 days, 19 hours ago

How poll politics is inherent in Telangana, Bengal caste counts

India Today  

India’s social fabric is woven with intricate threads of caste, a reality that has shaped its politics, economics and social dynamics for centuries. In Tamil Nadu, Congress state president K. Selvaperunthagai urged the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government to conduct a caste survey similar to Telangana’s. In 2023, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, then aligned with the anti-BJP bloc, conducted a …

House debates whether to conduct caste census or caste survey
1 week, 2 days ago

House debates whether to conduct caste census or caste survey

The Hindu  

The demand for conducting the caste census came to the fore yet again in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Thursday. Responding to G K Mani’s demand to conduct caste census, Minister for Backward Classes Welfare Siva V. Meyyanathan reiterated it was the job of the Union government. Stalin had in October 2023 written to the Prime Minister calling for caste …

Karnataka Caste Survey: Why Siddaramaiah’s 10-Year Delay Sparks Controversy
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Karnataka Caste Survey: Why Siddaramaiah’s 10-Year Delay Sparks Controversy

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 11, 2025 20:07 IST - 3 MINS READ Leaders of backward classes in Karnataka have demanded that the findings of the Karnataka Socio-economic and Educational Survey conducted in the State be released. The comprehensive house-to-house educational survey that recorded the caste of the respondents was conducted in 2015 during Siddaramaiah’s previous tenure as Chief Minister. Statements from …

Telangana Caste Survey 2025: Data Transparency, Political Clashes, and the Future of BC Reservations
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Telangana Caste Survey 2025: Data Transparency, Political Clashes, and the Future of BC Reservations

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 11, 2025 12:52 IST - 13 MINS READ The Telangana government’s landmark caste survey has rekindled a discourse on social justice measures and reservation while simultaneously triggering intense political fights over who truly represents the interests of the backward classes in the State. “The BJP is fundamentally opposed to a caste census, and BRS leaders, including K. …

BJP spreading false propaganda on caste census, says Revanth Reddy
1 month, 1 week ago

BJP spreading false propaganda on caste census, says Revanth Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy here on Saturday accused the BJP of spreading false propaganda about caste census as it does not want to conduct census in the country. “I challenge former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Sanjay and Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy to prove which house in which block was wrong done during the caste census. …

Karnataka Caste Census Report: Why Siddaramaiah’s Government Is Stalling
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka Caste Census Report: Why Siddaramaiah’s Government Is Stalling

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 22, 2025 13:36 IST - 5 MINS READ Over the past week, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been engaged in meetings with Ministers and various community leaders as part of pre-budget discussions leading up to the presentation of the Karnataka budget on March 7. Responding to this, Siddaramaiah stated, “The government has accepted the caste census report …

Karnataka govt committed to implementing caste census report: Siddaramaiah
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka govt committed to implementing caste census report: Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that the government is committed to implementing the caste census report. There should be no doubt about it," Siddaramaiah said after participating in a pre-budget meeting at Vidhana Soudha with leaders of backward classes and representatives of backward class organisations. The chief minister said the government is in favour of the caste census. …

Committed to implement caste survey report: Siddaramaiah
1 month, 1 week ago

Committed to implement caste survey report: Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that the caste census report conducted in Karnataka was based on scientific methodology and would be implemented without fail. Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that the caste census report conducted in Karnataka was based on scientific methodology. The caste census report, Siddaramaiah emphasised, provided a comprehensive understanding of the social, economic, and educational …

Caste survey in Telangana to set a national roadmap: CM Revanth Reddy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Caste survey in Telangana to set a national roadmap: CM Revanth Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has stated that the state's caste survey will serve as a roadmap for the country in conducting a caste census. Speaking to the media after the meeting, Revanth Reddy emphasised that the caste survey will help shape welfare schemes effectively. "Telangana is setting an example in conducting a comprehensive caste survey and SC categorisation. …

Telangana must act on caste survey finds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana must act on caste survey finds

New Indian Express  

Telangana’s caste survey has the potential to stir a hornet’s nest. Though the Congress government neither tabled the survey in the assembly nor made its contents public, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy gave a snapshot of the findings. The survey says the backward classes constitute 46.25 percent of the state’s population, scheduled castes 17.43 percent, scheduled tribes 10.45 percent, and other …

Telangana’s Survey of 3.54 crore people: The story so far
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana’s Survey of 3.54 crore people: The story so far

The Hindu  

From November 2024, 3.54 crore people in Telangana were surveyed to determine their Social, Economical, Education, Employment, Political and Caste statuses. The Chief Minister and his Cabinet colleagues said that the caste census was last conducted in 1931 and the general population census had details on Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes but not of Backward Classes. Soon after the Chief Minister …

Telangana assembly adopts caste survey report, CM vows relief
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana assembly adopts caste survey report, CM vows relief

Hindustan Times  

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday asserted that his government was committed to using the finings of the latest caste survey conducted across the state to extend benefits to the backward classes in politics, education and employment. Speaking after presenting the report in the assembly, the chief minister said the caste survey was conducted in the wake of …

Caste census completed in record time, says CM Revanth Reddy
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Caste census completed in record time, says CM Revanth Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy here on Tuesday said the State government has decided to give due respect to Backwards Classes who constituted 56 percent in Telangana. Speaking after tabling “Caste Survey-2024” report in the Assembly, he said the official process for caste census has been completed in a record time and the report was tabled in the Assembly. …

Telangana govt to debate caste survey report in House today
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana govt to debate caste survey report in House today

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: All eyes are on the Legislature special session on Tuesday, where the government will table, debate, and approve the reports of the caste census, the dedicated commission on Backward Classes quota in local polls, and the one on sub-categorisation of Scheduled Caste community groups. The state government first wants to use dedicated commission data to enhance reservations for BCs …

CM Revanth Reddy sets deadline for final report of socio-economic, education, caste survey
1 month, 4 weeks ago

CM Revanth Reddy sets deadline for final report of socio-economic, education, caste survey

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday directed officials to submit the final report of the recently conducted socio-economic, education, employment, political and caste survey to the Cabinet sub-committee by February 2. The directive came after officials informed the chief minister at a review meeting at the Integrated Command and Control Center that the data entry of the survey …

Caste census concludes, final report on February 2
2 months ago

Caste census concludes, final report on February 2

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The caste census conducted across the state has been successfully completed. Two days after its draft report is submitted to the state government, the final report will be presented to the cabinet sub-committee on February 2. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy reviewed the progress of the caste census at a meeting with ministers and officials here on Wednesday. It …

Caste survey report to be submitted to cabinet sub-committee by February 2
2 months ago

Caste survey report to be submitted to cabinet sub-committee by February 2

The Hindu  

The first of its kind socio economic, education, employment and caste survey taken up by the State government envisaging enhancement of reservations for backward classes is nearing completion. Officials concerned informed Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy that data entry pertaining to the survey has been completed and the draft report of the survey would be submitted to the government in …

Bihar caste survey fake, nation-wide census needed: Rahul Gandhi at Congress workers' meet
2 months, 1 week ago

Bihar caste survey fake, nation-wide census needed: Rahul Gandhi at Congress workers' meet

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Congress MP and leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the caste-based survey conducted in Bihar was 'fake'. Addressing workers of Congress at the 'Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan' in the state capital, Rahul said that the Congress would ensure a nation-wide caste census at all costs. "We will ensure caste census even if we …

Caste census report is ‘unscientific’: BJP Karnataka chief B. Y. Vijayendra
2 months, 1 week ago

Caste census report is ‘unscientific’: BJP Karnataka chief B. Y. Vijayendra

The Hindu  

BJP’s State president B. Y. Vijayendra termed the Karnataka Socio Economic and Educational Survey, popularly called caste census, as an ‘unscientific’ document that cannot be implemented. Based on information from ‘leaks’ of the caste census report, it appears to be a political conspiracy.” He recalled that the caste census report was submitted in 2016 when Siddaramaiah was the Chief Minister …

Rahul Gandhi's caste con-census in Karnataka
2 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi's caste con-census in Karnataka

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been vociferously demanding a caste survey of the entire nation for about a year now. While Rahul Gandhi has been prescribing an "X-ray" of the entire country through a caste census, his party has backtracked on releasing the X-ray report of Karnataka. Sources told India Today TV's Nagarjun Dwarkanath that Karnataka deputy chief minister DK …

Caste census: Siddaramaiah says report likely to come up for discussion in next week’s Cabinet meet
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Caste census: Siddaramaiah says report likely to come up for discussion in next week’s Cabinet meet

The Hindu  

Clarifying that the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey will not be discussed in the Cabinet meeting this Thursday but will be taken up in next week’s meeting, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said there was a need for a discussion on the caste census report considering canards being spread about its content. The census report would be discussed and a suitable …

Karnataka caste census report likely to be placed before cabinet on January 16
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka caste census report likely to be placed before cabinet on January 16

Hindustan Times  

With the Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, popularly known as the 'caste census,' likely to be placed before the state cabinet on January 16, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara stressed that its contents should be made public. Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes under its then Chairman K Jayaprakash Hegde had submitted the report to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on February …

Siddaramaiah postpones Karnataka caste census report, initially set for tomorrow
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Siddaramaiah postpones Karnataka caste census report, initially set for tomorrow

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced a delay in the much-anticipated tabling of the Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, commonly referred to as the “caste census”. Following the delay in tabling the report, political leaders across the spectrum have voiced their opinions, with some, like Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, calling for a rejection of the findings, while others demand …

Karnataka caste census report to be presented before state cabinet tomorrow
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka caste census report to be presented before state cabinet tomorrow

India Today  

Karnataka Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, often referred to as the ‘Karnataka caste census’, is set to be presented before the Karnataka state cabinet tomorrow. “The government has spent Rs 160 crore of taxpayers’ money on this report, and it should at least be made public,” Parameshwara said. Chalavadi Narayanswamy, Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council, has questioned the …

Siddaramaiah hints at tabling caste census in cabinet, DK Shivakumar unhappy?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Siddaramaiah hints at tabling caste census in cabinet, DK Shivakumar unhappy?

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hinted that the state government may table the caste census in the next cabinet meeting. This comes as Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar earlier urged officials of the Vokkaliga Sangha to postpone their meeting on the caste census scheduled on January 13, citing concerns over potential confusion. The caste census report, submitted in February last …

Caste census report will be discussed in Cabinet: Siddaramaiah
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Caste census report will be discussed in Cabinet: Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Amid opposition to the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey by Vokkaliga and Veerashaiva-Lingayat communities, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday reiterated that the report would be placed before the Cabinet for a decision to implement the survey recommendations even as Deputy Chief Minister D.K. A planned meeting on Sunday of the Vokkaliga community leaders to chalk out the community’s response to the …

Caste census: Political compulsion brings together Lingayats and Vokkaligas for a coordinated fight
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Caste census: Political compulsion brings together Lingayats and Vokkaligas for a coordinated fight

The Hindu  

The dominant land-owning communities of Vokkaligas and Veerashaiva-Lingayats in Karnataka, which are more often divided over the issue of power-sharing, seem to be coming together to fight the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey which is likely to be brought for discussion before the next Cabinet meeting. Driven by political compulsions, the much-contested caste census is expected to be discussed in the …

Karnataka cabinet may discuss 'caste census' in next meeting, says Minister
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka cabinet may discuss 'caste census' in next meeting, says Minister

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil on Thursday indicated the possibility of the Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, popularly known as the "caste census," being placed before the cabinet at its next meeting. The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, under its then Chairman K Jayaprakash Hegde, submitted the report to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on February 29 …

Telangana Completes Massive Caste Census Survey: What It Means for Reservations and Social Justice
3 months, 1 week ago

Telangana Completes Massive Caste Census Survey: What It Means for Reservations and Social Justice

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 20, 2024 18:32 IST - 9 MINS READ Telangana government’s socio-economic caste survey is inching towards completion and is at its data-entry phase. The “mega health check-up” of society, as Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy referred to the caste census, is an electoral guarantee made by the Congress during the 2023 Assembly election. Frontline spoke to government …

Need caste survey to ensure proportionate reservation: JKPCC chief Karra
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Need caste survey to ensure proportionate reservation: JKPCC chief Karra

Hindustan Times  

The Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said a caste survey is needed to give proportionate reservation to various underprivileged sections of the society. JKPCC chief Tariq Hameed Karra “We believe that reservation distribution should be on the basis of justice but for that it is necessary to have a caste census,” Karra told reporters …

Caste data to be tabled in December
4 months ago

Caste data to be tabled in December

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government is preparing to unveil the findings of its ongoing caste census during the upcoming monsoon session of the Legislative Assembly, likely to be held in the second week of December. The Bihar government tabled its findings in the Legislative Assembly in October 2023, leading to legislative action to increase reservations from 50 per cent to 65 …

Caste census will be over by November 30: Ponguleti
4 months, 1 week ago

Caste census will be over by November 30: Ponguleti

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said the state government was on track to complete the ongoing caste census by November 30. Responding to allegations from BRS leaders, Srinivas Reddy accused them of spreading “falsehoods” about the caste census. Srinivas Reddy accused the previous BRS government of mishandling the 2014 Samagra Kutumba Survey, claiming that the data from that initiative …

Counting right: The Hindu Editorial on caste surveys
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Counting right: The Hindu Editorial on caste surveys

The Hindu  

Last week’s launch of a caste survey in Telangana by the Congress government is a step towards fulfilling its 2023 Assembly poll promise. The Union government had also said that it had no proposal to make caste data of the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 public. In June, the Patna High Court struck down two Acts in Bihar, envisaging …

Looking through the census prism
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Looking through the census prism

New Indian Express  

Misplaced debate However, some experts say the debate over regional imbalance is completely misplaced. Caste census Since 1951, when the first census of Independent India was conducted, only the number of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been counted, not of all castes. Ever since, the Congress-led INDIA bloc intensified the call for a national caste census, though the grand …

Caste census, removing 50% cap on reservations central to vision for country: Congress
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Caste census, removing 50% cap on reservations central to vision for country: Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday asserted that a nationwide caste survey and the lifting of the Supreme Court's “arbitrary ceiling” of 50 per cent on reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes are central to its vision for the country. Congress general secretary in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X that the party's …

Caste census, removing 50% cap on reservations central to vision for country: Congress
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Caste census, removing 50% cap on reservations central to vision for country: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Saturday asserted that a nationwide caste survey and the lifting of the Supreme Court’s “arbitrary ceiling” of 50% on reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes are central to its vision for the country. Congress general secretary in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X that the party's government in Telangana will …

YS Sharmila wants caste survey in Andhra Pradesh, says BJP promised so in 2017
4 months, 3 weeks ago

YS Sharmila wants caste survey in Andhra Pradesh, says BJP promised so in 2017

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president YS Sharmila emphasised her party’s commitment toward “development of backward classes” and called for a caste census in the state. Sharmila, addressing the issue of caste representation in Andhra Pradesh, urged Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to carry out a caste-based survey in the state. She also referred to a 2017 promise made by senior …

Caste Census Is a Historic Step: Sridhar Babu
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Caste Census Is a Historic Step: Sridhar Babu

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: IT minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu said that the caste census by the Congress government in the state will have a lasting impact on Indian history. Sridhar Babu emphasised that the caste census aligns with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's commitment to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the state. Regarding food grain procurement, Sridhar Babu announced that the government has appointed …

Telangana: Caste census data will be kept confidential, Bhatti assures
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Caste census data will be kept confidential, Bhatti assures

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said that all information gathered from the people for the caste census will be kept confidential. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Vikramarka said that the findings from the caste census would be made public as soon as the survey concludes, in contrast to the Samagra Kutumba survey conducted by the BRS …

Caste survey commences in Telangana on November 6
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Caste survey commences in Telangana on November 6

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The door-to-door survey, which is aimed at assessing the economic, social and caste status of the people, will commence across the state on Wednesday. The leaders of the ruling Congress are of the opinion that Telangana would become a role mode for the entire country and show direction in addressing economic and caste related issues. Stating that it is …

Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi Promises Comprehensive Caste Census in Telangana, Aims to Make State a Model for the Country
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi Promises Comprehensive Caste Census in Telangana, Aims to Make State a Model for the Country

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has expressed his full commitment to ensuring a caste census in Telangana and making the state a model for caste census in the country. He also asserted that caste discrimination in India was unique and probably among the worst in the world and will demolish artificial barriers of 50 per cent reservations in the country.

Revanth: Caste census is a poll promise, not a political agenda
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Revanth: Caste census is a poll promise, not a political agenda

Deccan Chronicle  

Congress Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has claimed that the Congress government's decision to conduct a caste census in Telangana was a poll promise given by Rahul Gandhi. He also praised the party's commitment to implementing the party policy and providing 50,000 job appointments in 10 months despite facing opposition from the opposition.

Census Sparks Debate: Need for Precise Data on Other Backward Classes
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Census Sparks Debate: Need for Precise Data on Other Backward Classes

New Indian Express  

The 2025 Census in India is facing controversy due to the demand for a caste census. The opposition has launched a campaign for counting the numbers of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), while parties such as Janata Dal and Lok Janshakti Party support the central government's efforts to rectify an alleged imbalance in caste and sub-caste data. The 2025 census gives …

Siddaramaiah Warns BJP Over Caste Census, Hints at Legal Stalemate
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Siddaramaiah Warns BJP Over Caste Census, Hints at Legal Stalemate

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has responded to the Opposition BJP's claim that he has no opposition to the caste census report. He asserts that he is relieved to see the BJP's statement but questions the lack of courage shown by other BJP-ruled states in taking up the exercise. The Chief Minister emphasizes that the decision to accept the caste census report …

Eshwarappa questions CM on the caste census report
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Eshwarappa questions CM on the caste census report

The Hindu  

Former Deputy Chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa has expressed doubts over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s intentions with his recent statement on taking up the socio-economic survey report for Cabinet’s assent. In a press conference in Shivamogga on Monday, Mr. Eshwarappa said he would welcome the Chief Minister’s statement on Cabinet taking up the caste census report submitted by the Karnataka State Commission …

Caste census on cards? Govt plans to include caste column in next census, says report
6 months, 1 week ago

Caste census on cards? Govt plans to include caste column in next census, says report

Live Mint  

The government may add a caste column to the upcoming census, India Today reported on Monday, September 16. That is why we have raised the demand for a caste census,” Mint reported on August 25, quoting Rahul Gandhi at the 'Samvidhan Samman Sammelan' in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. “Just as the Constitution guided us towards social justice, a comprehensive socio-economic Caste …

Lalu Yadav on caste census: ‘Will hold RSS, BJP by ear, make them do sit-ups’
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lalu Yadav on caste census: ‘Will hold RSS, BJP by ear, make them do sit-ups’

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday declared that the opposition would compel the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its ideological fountainhead, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, to conduct a caste census. Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav holds a mic while RJD Chief Lalu Prasad addresses party workers during 28th foundation of Rashtriya Janata Dal, at the party office …

RSS Backs Caste Census, But With Conditions As Congress Accuses It Of Opposing Move
6 months, 3 weeks ago

RSS Backs Caste Census, But With Conditions As Congress Accuses It Of Opposing Move

ABP News  

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh expressed its support on Monday for collecting data on specific communities or castes, provided that the information is utilised solely for their welfare and not manipulated for political purposes. Ambekar's remarks come in the wake of opposition parties, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party, and other INDIA bloc allies, campaigning for a caste census to inform effective …

RSS supports caste census but warns against 'political use'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

RSS supports caste census but warns against 'political use'

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Monday backed the caste census saying it should be handled with seriousness, not merely for elections or politics. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has been demanding caste census, claiming that 90 percent of India's population is not a part of the system. Recently, 'Mood of the Nation' survey conducted by CVoter for India …

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