Patna High Court upholds continuance of ongoing caste-based survey in Bihar
1 year, 4 months ago

Patna High Court upholds continuance of ongoing caste-based survey in Bihar

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar secured significant relief on August 1 after the Patna High Court dismissed all petitions filed against the decision of the Bihar Government to conduct a caste-based survey. The court said in its order: “We find the action of the State to be perfectly valid, initiated with due competence, with the legitimate aim of providing ‘Development with Justice,’ as proclaimed in the address of both Houses and the actual survey to have neither exercised nor contemplated any coercion to divulge the details and having passed the test of proportionality, thus not having violated the rights of privacy of the individual especially since it is in the furtherance of a ‘compelling public interest’ which in effect is the ‘legitimate State interest’.” On May 4, the High Court had issued an interim stay on the ongoing caste-based survey. However, the court on May 9 had rejected the petition filed by the State government, challenging the caste enumeration and economic survey in the State for hearing by the court before July 3. “The Bihar Government is welcoming the Patna High Court order but when the CBI, ED and Income Tax take action, then questions are raised on it.

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DC Edit | RSS backing caste census spells a problem for BJP
3 months, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | RSS backing caste census spells a problem for BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

The cautious clearance that the BJP’s ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has given to the idea of conducting a caste-based census nevertheless puts it in a serious dilemma. Despite consistent opposition to the idea by the BJP, voiced by its senior leaders including Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, the RSS, after a just-concluded brainstorming session in Kerala, greenlighted …

Nitish strong at Centre, can easily get caste census done: Tejashwi
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nitish strong at Centre, can easily get caste census done: Tejashwi

The Hindu  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal, led by its leader Tejashwi Yadav, staged protests across Bihar demanding a nationwide caste census and inclusion of 65% reservation for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in Schedule 9 of the Constitution. Mr. Yadav said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is playing an important role at the Centre but is not taking …

YSRCP is using caste survey report to its advantage, alleges Congress leader
9 months, 1 week ago

YSRCP is using caste survey report to its advantage, alleges Congress leader

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji on March 14 alleged that the State government did not make public the caste census report deliberately even two weeks after the completion of the process, as it wanted the YSR Congress Party alone to benefit by it. In a statement, Mr. Shivaji said the ruling party had “suppressed” the report as it …

Telangana: Opposition Parties Seek Legal Sanctity for Caste Census
10 months, 1 week ago

Telangana: Opposition Parties Seek Legal Sanctity for Caste Census

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Opposition parties on Friday demanded legal backing to the caste survey proposed by the state government, and a resolution was not enough. Rama Rao cited the example of the Bihar government which undertook a caste survey without legal backing due to which it encountered hurdles and came to a grinding halt." The government could seek judicial sanctity by constituting …

Patna High Court seeks counter affidavit from Nitish govt on petitions challenging hike in quotas in Bihar
1 year ago

Patna High Court seeks counter affidavit from Nitish govt on petitions challenging hike in quotas in Bihar

India TV News  

The Patna High Court on Friday directed the Bihar government to file its response on a batch of petitions challenging the recent increase in reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes. A Division Bench led by Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran asked the Nitish Kumar government, represented by Advocate General PK Shahi, to file …

Chhattisgarh election: Caste count plank adds new strand to key battle
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh election: Caste count plank adds new strand to key battle

Hindustan Times  

Dappled slats of sunlight filtered through flecks of dust and soot warm Kunti Devi’s humble tea shop at the kachha crossroads outside Tundri village. Then one man mentions the Congress’s repeated refrain on the campaign trail of a nationwide caste census and the tempo abruptly dips. In this confusion playing out in the flatlands of Chhattisgarh days before a crucial …

Bihar caste survey report: no copy for journalists, only for members of the House
1 year, 1 month ago

Bihar caste survey report: no copy for journalists, only for members of the House

The Hindu  

The much-hyped caste survey report of the Bihar government was released on October 2 and a detailed report was tabled in the State Assembly on November 7 along with a proposal for raising reservation cap for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from 50% to 65%. “In the digital era, caste survey report has not even …

Doubts, hope over caste survey in Nitish’s hometown as Bihar govt. begins public outreach
1 year, 2 months ago

Doubts, hope over caste survey in Nitish’s hometown as Bihar govt. begins public outreach

The Hindu  

After creating a political stir by releasing the results of the Bihar caste survey and setting an intent for other States to follow suit, the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Janata Dal, the ruling partners in the mahagathbandhan government, have planned mass mobilisation efforts in the State centred on the survey results ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha election. “We’ve …

Bihar’s caste survey can spark a new political consciousness
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar’s caste survey can spark a new political consciousness

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 19, 2023 11:00 IST - 9 MINS READ The last four decades of economic liberalisation have created new sectors of employment and entrepreneurship, produced a significant urban middle class, and expanded the Indian diaspora of engineers, technicians, and other professionals in developed countries. The BJP’s current political assertion and electoral success in north Indian States has been …

Bihar caste survey results challenge BJP’s Hindutva unity narrative
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey results challenge BJP’s Hindutva unity narrative

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 19, 2023 11:00 IST - 17 MINS READ In the 1960s, Ram Manohar Lohia of the Samyukta Socialist Party coined the slogan: Sansopa ne baandhi gaanth, Pichchde paaven sau me saat, Raj paat hai kiske haath, Angrezi aur unchi jaath With the Bihar government, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a Lohiaite, releasing its caste survey data …

On reality of caste, Bihar holds a mirror
1 year, 2 months ago

On reality of caste, Bihar holds a mirror

Hindustan Times  

There is something about Bihar. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Vijay Kumar Sinha and other leaders during all parties’ meeting on Bihar Caste Census at the CM Secretariat on Tuesday. It may be the state where the Buddha attained his enlightenment, where the world’s first residential university flourished, where …

Caste survey: All details will be put before House, says Nitish
1 year, 2 months ago

Caste survey: All details will be put before House, says Nitish

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said all details collected during the caste survey, including the educational and socio-economic data, would be placed before the House during the forthcoming winter session of the state legislature. We are doing everything to unitedly fight them,” he said, hitting out at BJP state president Samrat Choudhary, without naming him, as a “party …

Nitish Kumar to table caste survey report in Bihar Assembly
1 year, 2 months ago

Nitish Kumar to table caste survey report in Bihar Assembly

The Hindu  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday announced he would table the report on the recently released caste-based survey in the both Houses of the State Assembly in the upcoming winter session, which is likely to commence in December. Mr. Kumar was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav; Bihar Legislative Council Chairperson Devesh Chandra …

Socio-economic data collected during caste survey to be tabled in Bihar assembly
1 year, 2 months ago

Socio-economic data collected during caste survey to be tabled in Bihar assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that the detailed caste survey report, including socio-economic data, would be tabled in the Bihar Assembly during the forthcoming Winter Session of the House. Now, we will place the details of the survey report, including the socio-economic data, in the state Assembly and any future action will be decided after taking feedback …

Bihar caste survey will be placed in Assembly for deciding future action: Nitish
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey will be placed in Assembly for deciding future action: Nitish

Hindustan Times  

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that all the details of the state’s caste survey, including the educational and socio-economic data, would be placed before the legislative assembly during the forthcoming winter session of the House and the future course of action, including whether the reservation ambit would be extended, would be decided after taking feedback from the …

Caste survey report Nitish Kumar’s final attempt, says Prashant Kishor
1 year, 2 months ago

Caste survey report Nitish Kumar’s final attempt, says Prashant Kishor

The Hindu  

Election strategist Prashant Kishor on October 10 claimed that the caste based survey released by Bihar government is the final attempt of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at a political survival by dividing society along caste lines. Of the caste survey report, Mr. Kishor said, “Nitish Kumar’s political career is nearing its end, and this is his final attempt to divide …

Rajasthan government orders conduct of caste survey
1 year, 2 months ago

Rajasthan government orders conduct of caste survey

The Hindu  

Close on the heels of Bihar releasing the caste data, the Congress government in Rajasthan on Saturday ordered a similar caste-based survey to find out the socio-economic status of different sections of society and formulate targeted welfare schemes for them. The collation of the caste data would enable the State government to prepare schemes for different groups of people engaged …

Supreme Court Questions Bihar Government on Caste Survey Data Publication
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Questions Bihar Government on Caste Survey Data Publication

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to restrain the Bihar government from publishing more data from its caste survey, stating that it cannot stop any state from making policy decisions. Bhatti issued a formal notice on a batch of pleas challenging the Patna High Court order, dated August 1, which gave the go-ahead for the caste survey in …

JD(U) MP Sunil Kumar Pintu raises questions regarding Bihar caste survey
1 year, 2 months ago

JD(U) MP Sunil Kumar Pintu raises questions regarding Bihar caste survey

The Hindu  

Bihar member of Parliament Sunil Kumar Pintu has raised question over the recently released caste-based survey claiming that the study was done improperly. I am not against the caste survey; I am just demanding it be conducted again so that the real figure could be published,“ Mr. Pintu told The Hindu. When asked why he was raising questions on his …

Can't stop state from taking policy decision: SC refuses to restrain Bihar govt from publishing data from caste survey
1 year, 2 months ago

Can't stop state from taking policy decision: SC refuses to restrain Bihar govt from publishing data from caste survey

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court rejected the objections of the petitioners that Bihar government has preempted the stay order by publishing some data and demanded that a complete stay should be ordered on further publication of data The Supreme Court Friday refused to restrain the Bihar government from publishing further data from its caste survey, saying it cannot stop the state from …

SC refuses to order status quo on publication of Bihar caste survey data
1 year, 2 months ago

SC refuses to order status quo on publication of Bihar caste survey data

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Bihar government from publishing data collected from its caste-based survey. A Bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna refused to be bothered by the fact that the State had outed the data when petitions challenging the legality of the survey was pending before the Supreme Court. “We are not staying this at …

What the caste survey means for Nitish-Lalu, and the BJP
1 year, 2 months ago

What the caste survey means for Nitish-Lalu, and the BJP

Hindustan Times  

The caste survey report conducted by the Bihar government and released earlier this week, in all probability is an indicator of another social churning in the state. “The impact of the caste survey would be discernible in the months to come as it has provided the actual numerical strength of caste groups, which could create a new set of leaders …

The impact of the Bihar caste survey | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

The impact of the Bihar caste survey | Explained

The Hindu  

October 04, 2023 10:41 pm | Updated October 05, 2023 12:10 am IST The story so far: On October 2, the Bihar government published the ‘Bihar Caste-based Survey 2022’, which shows that extremely backward classes and other backward classes together add up to nearly 63% of the 13-crore population, making it the largest caste group in the State. Yes, the …

Why Bihar caste survey is useless without economic data
1 year, 2 months ago

Why Bihar caste survey is useless without economic data

India Today  

The Bihar government, under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, revealed the results of the caste survey on Gandhi Jayanti. "Until all the data related to the survey is presented before political parties in a transparent manner, the findings of the caste survey are meaningless," BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha said. Unless the caste data is interpreted with the economic figures, the …

Congress leaders ask Karnataka to release caste survey report
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress leaders ask Karnataka to release caste survey report

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: By the time our government’s tenure ended the report was not completed.If he submits the report, let’s see., Siddaramaiah said. Two senior Congress leaders, including former Union minister M Veerappa Moily, on Tuesday mounted pressure on the party-led Karnataka government to make public the findings of the state’s caste survey conducted during the previous tenure of Siddaramaiah as the …

BJP raises questions about Bihar caste census
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP raises questions about Bihar caste census

Deccan Chronicle  

PATNA: A day after the Bihar government released the caste survey report the opposition BJP raised questions on the procedure of the exercise. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called an all-party meeting to discuss the facts and figures of the caste-based survey on Tuesday. The grand alliance partner RJD has called the caste survey report “historic” and promised to carry …

Bihar CM holds all-party meeting over caste survey report
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar CM holds all-party meeting over caste survey report

The Hindu  

A day after Bihar government released the Bihar Caste Based Ganana-2022, which revealed the Extremely Backward Classes to be the largest group in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on October 3 held an all-party meeting to apprise them about the outcomes of the survey. The Chief Minister asked officials to look into our objections,” Leader of Opposition in Assembly and …

Karnataka’s caste census too will be released ‘when time comes’: Ministers
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka’s caste census too will be released ‘when time comes’: Ministers

The Hindu  

Welcoming the release of the findings of the caste survey by the Bihar government, Minister for Backward Classes Shivaraj Tangadagi and Minister for Social Welfare H.C. Mahadevappa said the caste census conducted in Karnataka too will be released at an appropriate time. Fielding reporters queries in Mysuru on Tuesday, Mr. Tangadagi said a survey had been carried out to gather …

A national caste census looks all but inevitable
1 year, 2 months ago

A national caste census looks all but inevitable

Live Mint  

The term ‘historic’ may have lost its punch from overuse, but Bihar’s caste count will qualify if it revives the Mandal movement in Indian politics and forces a quota policy rejig. With our democracy’s dynamics shaped by shifts in OBC support and a popular appetite for data whetted by hot news of Bihar’s caste break-up, an all-India caste census looks …

Bihar caste survey: Why Nitish Kumar has only to gain from the census
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Why Nitish Kumar has only to gain from the census

Firstpost  

The Bihar caste survey has put the spotlight on CM Nitish Kumar and his role in national politics. The census is also likely to give him a leg up within the INDIA bloc Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is all set to hold an all-party meeting today to deliberate on the findings of the caste survey. According to Indian Express, …

Bihar caste-based census news: CM Nitish Kumar calls an all-party meeting
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste-based census news: CM Nitish Kumar calls an all-party meeting

Live Mint  

A day after releasing data from a caste-based census in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called an all-party meeting to discuss the results of the survey and deliberate on the next course of action. 2)The survey also stated that Yadavs, the OBC group to which Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav belongs, was the largest in terms of the population, …

Bihar's caste survey a brave step forward, Maharashtra and other states should follow suit: NCP MLA
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar's caste survey a brave step forward, Maharashtra and other states should follow suit: NCP MLA

The Hindu  

The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party MLA Jitendra Awhad has hailed the Bihar government's caste survey and demanded that a similar exercise be carried out in all states of the country, including Maharashtra, alleging that the rights of the OBCs were being snatched away. "Our demand is that a caste-based census be carried out.What Bihar has done has to be …

Bihar caste survey: Opposition steps up call for similar drive in heartland states
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Opposition steps up call for similar drive in heartland states

Hindustan Times  

The results of Bihar’s caste survey announced on Monday galvanised opposition parties in the heartland states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to demand similar exercises in their states. “The caste census is a must in UP as well to ensure correct share of various castes in various government schemes,” RLD state president Ramashish Rai said. “We demand the UP …

Bihar caste survey: Opposition sees scope for new narrative, poll dividends
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Opposition sees scope for new narrative, poll dividends

Hindustan Times  

When Bihar’s Nitish Kumar demanded a caste survey as early as 2021 -- a few months after the Bharatiya Janata Party, then an ally, outperformed his party in the state elections -- other parties in the state supported him, but it was yet to become the national imperative opposition parties would now like to see it as. “The Indian National …

Bihar caste survey: A new strand to India’s identity politics
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey: A new strand to India’s identity politics

Hindustan Times  

Here is what Bihar’s caste survey does not do. For the ruling alliance in Bihar, and the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance nationally, it offers an opportunity to attack and fracture the BJP’s umbrella social coalition in north and central India, stitched carefully by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah over the past decade, by playing …

What did the Bihar caste survey reveal?
1 year, 2 months ago

What did the Bihar caste survey reveal?

Firstpost  

The Bihar caste survey revealed that OBCs and EBCs comprise 63 per cent of the state’s population, while SCs make up 19.65 per cent. The Centre in 2018 said this was because “certain errors have been observed during the processing of caste data.” The Bihar government ordered the caste survey last year after the BJP-led Narendra Modi government at the …

INDIA bloc cites Bihar data to reiterate demand for nationwide caste census
1 year, 2 months ago

INDIA bloc cites Bihar data to reiterate demand for nationwide caste census

The Hindu  

Citing the findings of the Bihar caste survey, leaders of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance on October 2 reiterated their demand for conducting a countrywide caste census to ensure “social justice” to the deprived classes. Welcoming the move of the Bihar government, Congress communication chief Jairam Ramesh said a similar survey was done earlier by the party in Karnataka …

Bihar caste survey: What are its findings and how will it impact poll outcome in 2024? EXPLAINED
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey: What are its findings and how will it impact poll outcome in 2024? EXPLAINED

India TV News  

Bihar caste census: The caste survey in Bihar was released on Monday divulging that the OBCs and EBCs constitute a whopping 63 per cent of the state’s total population, a number which could hugely leave its impact on the strategies of the political parties and outcome of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls which is now not too far away. In …

Bihar Caste Survey Released: OBCs Constitute 63% of Population, General 15%
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar Caste Survey Released: OBCs Constitute 63% of Population, General 15%

The Quint  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took to X to commend the caste-based survey, and said that key decisions will be taken by the government on the basis of the report's findings. "Today, on the auspicious occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the data of the caste-based census conducted in Bihar has been published. “Caste-based survey not only revealed the castes but also …

Bihar caste survey | OBCs, EBCs comprise more than 63% of State’s population
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste survey | OBCs, EBCs comprise more than 63% of State’s population

The Hindu  

Still away from the upcoming General Election of 2024, the Bihar government on Monday released its caste survey report and said “it’s only a compiled data and no analysis of it has been done yet”. The proposal for the caste based survey was passed unanimously in the State legislature,” CM Nitish Kumar said on X as he congratulated the survey …

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls all-party meet today to discuss caste census results – India TV
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls all-party meet today to discuss caste census results – India TV

India TV News  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called for an all-party meeting on Tuesday to share the details of the details of the caste census report, which was released earlier today. Nitish Kumar on caste census report Earlier in the day, Nitish Kumar congratulated the entire team engaged in the work of caste-based enumeration, stating that the survey not only revealed the …

Bihar releases caste survey report, OBCs and EBCs account for THIS much of total state population | CHECK
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar releases caste survey report, OBCs and EBCs account for THIS much of total state population | CHECK

India TV News  

In a significant development, the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government on Monday released the findings of its much-awaited caste survey, which revealed that OBCs and EBCs constitute a whopping 63 per cent of the state’s total population. The state’s total population stood at a little over 13.07 crore, out of which, 27.13 per cent of Bihar's total population is from Backward …

Bihar caste-based survey | Data will help in upliftment of all sections: CM Nitish Kumar's first reaction
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar caste-based survey | Data will help in upliftment of all sections: CM Nitish Kumar's first reaction

India TV News  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday hailed the team that engaged in the work of caste-based enumeration and said the data of the survey will help to make appropriate policies for the people from every section. Taking to microblogging site X, he wrote, "Today, on the auspicious occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the data of caste-based survey conducted in Bihar …

Court nod for Bihar caste survey a shot in the arm for regional parties
1 year, 3 months ago

Court nod for Bihar caste survey a shot in the arm for regional parties

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 07, 2023 11:00 IST - 14 MINS READ On August 28, the Central government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court that said: “No other body under the Constitution or otherwise is entitled to conduct the exercise of either census or any action akin to census.” The court was hearing petitions challenging the caste survey carried out …

Holding caste-based ‘counting’, not census in Bihar: CM Nitish
1 year, 3 months ago

Holding caste-based ‘counting’, not census in Bihar: CM Nitish

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government is holding a caste-based “counting” and not a census in the state, chief minister Nitish Kumar said on Tuesday, a day after the Union government told the Supreme Court that only the Centre is empowered to carry out a census under the Constitution. The sad part is that the stand of the petitioners and the Central government …

RJD accuses Centre of attempting to block caste survey in Bihar
1 year, 3 months ago

RJD accuses Centre of attempting to block caste survey in Bihar

The Hindu  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Tuesday accused the Centre of attempting to stop the caste survey in Bihar and "depriving" a large section of society of their rights. RJD MP and party spokesperson Manoj Jha claimed that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's presence in court on the matter shows that the Prime Minister's Office is directly involved in attempting to block …

RJD Accuses Centre of Attempting to Block Caste Survey in Bihar
1 year, 3 months ago

RJD Accuses Centre of Attempting to Block Caste Survey in Bihar

News 18  

The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Tuesday accused the Centre of attempting to stop the caste survey in Bihar and “depriving” a large section of society of their rights. RJD MP and party spokesperson Manoj Jha claimed that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s presence in court on the matter shows that the Prime Minister’s Office is directly involved in attempting to block …

Bihar caste survey: Centre's U-turn, files fresh affidavit in SC removing 'keywords'
1 year, 3 months ago

Bihar caste survey: Centre's U-turn, files fresh affidavit in SC removing 'keywords'

India TV News  

The Centre on Monday filed a fresh revised affidavit in the Supreme Court in the matter of the Bihar caste survey withdrawing the earlier one filed before the apex court. In the new affidavit, paragraph 5 of the old affidavit has been removed, in which it was said that apart from the Central Government, no other organisation can conduct census …

Only Central Government Empowered to Conduct Census Under Law: Centre to SC on Bihar Caste Survey
1 year, 3 months ago

Only Central Government Empowered to Conduct Census Under Law: Centre to SC on Bihar Caste Survey

News 18  

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that only it is empowered to conduct a census under the relevant law as the subject falls under the Union list of the Constitution. In an affidavit filed in connection with a batch of petitions challenging the Patna High Court giving the go-ahead to caste survey in Bihar, the Centre said that …

Caste-based survey exercise in Bihar completed, now the data is being compiled: Nitish Kumar
1 year, 3 months ago

Caste-based survey exercise in Bihar completed, now the data is being compiled: Nitish Kumar

The Hindu  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on August 25 said the caste-based survey in the State has been completed and the State government would soon make the data public. Asked about political parties questioning the significance of the caste survey, Mr. Kumar said, “The decision to hold the caste survey was taken after all political parties, including the BJP, agreed to …

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