Census and caste
14 years, 10 months ago

Census and caste

The Hindu  

Should the Census of India 2011 be tasked with the collection of caste data, returning in a sense to the practice of the pre-Independence, colonial era? By not collecting caste data, the Census, a great national undertaking, strikes a blow for social equality. Supporters of caste enumeration tend to argue the opposite, namely that by collecting data on the caste-inequality link, the Census could become a promoter of progressive social change, chiefly by strengthening the case for compensatory discrimination policies across the land. As the sociologist Nandini Sundar points out, India in the past couple of decades has entered “a new era of caste relations” and while there has been heated debate on the political consequences of doing or not doing caste enumeration in the Census, little thought has been given to “how this is to be done, if at all; the nature of data generated; the level and form of tabulations in which data would be useful; who would gain from this knowledge at different levels; or the concrete ways in which caste data might or might not help to design government programmes to offset caste disabilities.” Whether the collection of caste data, other than for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, will be socially divisive or will help in the quest for equality can be left aside for the purposes of settling the remit of the forthcoming decennial exercise. If backward class commissions or socio-political movements need up-to-date measurement of caste and better data on the caste-inequality link, there are other ways of gaining this information.

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How poll politics is inherent in Telangana, Bengal caste counts
1 week 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 …

'Caste-census' obsessed Rahul Gandhi attacks merit, resorts to fear mongering through emotional appeal: Details
1 week, 4 days ago

'Caste-census' obsessed Rahul Gandhi attacks merit, resorts to fear mongering through emotional appeal: Details

Op India  

On Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi courted controversy after he attacked merit in India as ‘unfair’ to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes. Rahul Gandhi misleads about caste census through emotional appeal During the course of the podcast, Rahul Gandhi was seen making an emotional appeal to convince his audience about the ‘merits’ of the caste census. …

Rahul Gandhi says caste census key to exposing India's inequality, BJP hits back
1 week, 4 days ago

Rahul Gandhi says caste census key to exposing India's inequality, BJP hits back

India Today  

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has stoked a fresh row after claiming that India's education system is unfair to the lower castes. In response, the BJP hit out at Rahul Gandhi, saying that the Congress leader crying foul about India's merit system in the field of education reflects the party's "dynastic" mindset. Responding to Rahul …

Rahul Gandhi says it’s ‘anti-national’ not to support caste census
1 week, 4 days ago

Rahul Gandhi says it’s ‘anti-national’ not to support caste census

The Hindu  

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday said it is “anti-national” not to support the demand for a caste census. I think not supporting the caste census is anti-national,” Mr. Gandhi said. Caste census is an important step towards bringing out the truth of this inequality, while its opponents do not want to let this …

House debates whether to conduct caste census or caste survey
1 week, 4 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 …

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

Plug data gaps: State-level statistical surveys could help
1 month, 1 week ago

Plug data gaps: State-level statistical surveys could help

Live Mint  

India’s ministry of statistics and programme implementation has commenced celebrations to commemorate 75 years of the National Sample Survey Office, India’s premier agency for all-India statistical surveys. The RGI is also responsible for other important data, such as statistics on fertility, mortality and various demographic variables, which are collected as part of the Sample Registration System. In this backdrop, an …

PMK to stage protest on February 20 demanding caste census in T.N.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PMK to stage protest on February 20 demanding caste census in T.N.

The Hindu  

Pattali Makkal Katchi president Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss on Friday announced that the party would organise a protest on February 20 demanding that the State government conduct a caste-wise census in Tamil Nadu. In a statement, Dr. Anbumani said the support for a caste-wise census was growing and that the State government was behaving as though it did not care about …

PMK and Congress on same page in caste census issue, says Anbumani in letter to Selvaperunthagai
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PMK and Congress on same page in caste census issue, says Anbumani in letter to Selvaperunthagai

The Hindu  

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday wrote to Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K. Selvaperunthagai, highlighting the PMK’s stance that a population-cum-caste census should be conducted at the national level and caste census should be conducted by State governments. “You must understand that the PMK and the Congress are on the same page on the issue and urge the DMK …

Caste census data will help in empowerment of BCs: Ponnam Prabhakar
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Caste census data will help in empowerment of BCs: Ponnam Prabhakar

The Hindu  

Minister for Backward Classes Welfare and Transport Ponnam Prabhakar has said that the recent caste census was conducted in a transparent manner with precision and its comprehensive data will help in devising effective policies for the welfare and empowerment of the backward classes and other marginalised communities. Speaking to the media here on Friday, the Minister hit out at the …

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 …

Caste Data Will Be Used to Extend Sops: Bhatti
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Caste Data Will Be Used to Extend Sops: Bhatti

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Wednesday said the state government will utilise the caste census data for expanding welfare schemes to the needy and in making key policy decisions on welfare schemes and development programmes. Addressing a press conference in the Secretariat, Bhatti said though some people resorted to wrong and motivated campaign to create hurdles and …

Amid a delay in holding Census, vital reports on births and deaths pending since 2020
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Amid a delay in holding Census, vital reports on births and deaths pending since 2020

The Hindu  

With the decadal Census exercise pending since 2021 and unlikely to be conducted this year, at least two other key reports on births and deaths in the country have not been released by the Union Home Ministry for the past five years. Editorial | ​No more delays: On holding the Census According to the 2020 Civil Registration System report, Vital …

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. …

Maha Kumbh, COVID-19, And the Great Indian Habit of Miscounting
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Maha Kumbh, COVID-19, And the Great Indian Habit of Miscounting

The Quint  

India is at once home to some of the world’s finest statistical institutions – ISI Kolkata, the Census Bureau, and top-tier mathematicians – while remaining strangely susceptible to miscounting. Joel Lee, in his book Deceptive Majority, reports how census enumerators nonchalantly miscount. In post-Independence India, the population of castes and sub-castes in official surveys became a site of political contestation, …

Telangana govt to debate caste survey report in House today
1 month, 4 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 …

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 …

'Dividing society for political interests is nothing less than treason': Yogi Adityanath on caste census demand
2 months ago

'Dividing society for political interests is nothing less than treason': Yogi Adityanath on caste census demand

Firstpost  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath cautioned the ‘followers of Sanatan Dharma’ to be wary of ’those trying to divide people’ Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in an exclusive interview with Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi at the Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, slammed efforts to divide the society. Adityanath was answering a question about the caste census proposed …

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

Rahul Gandhi's caste con-census in Karnataka
2 months, 2 weeks 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 a doubt
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Caste a doubt

Times of India  

A former associate editor with the Times of India, Jug Suraiya writes two regular columns for the print edition, Jugular Vein, which appears every Friday, and Second Opinion, which appears on Wednesdays. MORE A questionnaire asking me for my pecking order in the social hierarchy would leave me dumbfounded Along with Bunny I find myself caught in the crossfire of …

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: 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 …

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 …

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, 3 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 …

Analysing the 2023 caste-based Census of Bihar
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Analysing the 2023 caste-based Census of Bihar

The Hindu  

G. Z. Christophe and Himanshu. Why a caste-based Census The three broad administrative categories devised for affirmative action — Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes — group a multitude of diverse caste groups under generalised classifications. In this context — where concerns persist that certain castes may dominate and monopolise benefits, that additional castes may need inclusion, or …

Karnataka cabinet may discuss 'caste census' in next meeting, says Minister
2 months, 4 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 …

Akhilesh hits out at ruling party for trying to ‘spread disharmony’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh hits out at ruling party for trying to ‘spread disharmony’

Hindustan Times  

Efforts are on to reduce minorities, especially Muslims, to second-grade citizens, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Friday and called for a caste census during the landmark debate on 75 years of the Constitution in the Lok Sabha. For people like us and the weak in the country, especially for PDA, saving the Constitution is a matter of life …

Need caste survey to ensure proportionate reservation: JKPCC chief Karra
3 months, 3 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 social justice 3.0: CM
4 months ago

Caste census will be social justice 3.0: CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said a nationwide caste census will be the third great movement for social justice, and would be achieved under the Congress’ leadership in the coming days, his demand being bolstered the caste census nearly reaching its conclusion. Revanth Reddy described Social Justice 1.0 as the introduction of reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes …

Rajnath Asks Rahul Gandhi to Specify Quota for Every Community After Caste Census
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajnath Asks Rahul Gandhi to Specify Quota for Every Community After Caste Census

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Union minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday addressed a meeting of Hindi speaking people at a hotel in Mumbai. The senior BJP leader also questioned the logic behind Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s promise of caste census. Taking a swipe at Rahul Gandhi’s demand for caste census, the senior BJP leader said that Mr. Gandhi has been repeatedly saying that he …

‘Socioeconomic equality is the key, not caste divisions, says Nitin Gadkari
4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Socioeconomic equality is the key, not caste divisions, says Nitin Gadkari

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has expressed concerns about the opposition’s demand for a caste census, pointing out that backwardness has become an issue for political exploitation. Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari in conversation with Sunetra Choudhury, national political editor, during the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2024 The Bharatiya Janata Party …

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, 3 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 Takes-off Amid Public Reluctance to Share all Information
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Caste Census Takes-off Amid Public Reluctance to Share all Information

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government launched its caste census on Saturday, with enumerators visiting households across the state to collect detailed information from the family members. In an attempt to address public concerns, the government directed district collectors to conduct awareness sessions clarifying the purpose and scope of the census. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who also oversees the planning …

Caste census, removing 50% cap on reservations central to vision for country: Congress
4 months, 3 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, 3 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 …

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 …

Maharashtra polls: Rahul Gandhi takes on Modi, RSS; reaffirms caste census
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: Rahul Gandhi takes on Modi, RSS; reaffirms caste census

Hindustan Times  

NAGPUR: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi kicked off his campaign in Maharashtra, ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, from Nagpur on Wednesday, once again reaffirming his commitment to caste census. He then raised questions about RSS’s financial resources, and asked, “From where does the RSS get money to maintain its extensive facilities and run institutions like Shishu Mandirs and Eklavya Vidyalayas …

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 …

Congress Leader Calls for Nationwide Caste Census to Uncover Deepest Layers of Discrimination
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress Leader Calls for Nationwide Caste Census to Uncover Deepest Layers of Discrimination

Deccan Chronicle  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi advocates for a national caste census in India, highlighting the deep-rooted caste-based discrimination affecting people's lives, careers, and faith in the nation. He argues that caste discrimination exists in every corner of India and must be revealed and addressed to foster inclusive governance. Gandhi also emphasizes the need for transparency and accountability in the census process, …

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
5 months 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
5 months 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 …

Deputy Chief Minister Instructs Collectors to Use Teachers for Caste Census
5 months ago

Deputy Chief Minister Instructs Collectors to Use Teachers for Caste Census

Deccan Chronicle  

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka instructs collectors of all districts to utilize the services of government teachers for the caste census. Teachers will visit five to seven households daily after school hours to gather detailed data on the socio-economic and caste demographics of the state.

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