Caste Census

PTI : Congress leader Alka Lamba, front centre, and others stage a protest demanding SC/ST reservation in the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', commonly known as the Women's Reservation Act, in New Delhi, Thursday.

Explained: Why Women's Legislative Reservation Remains Pending Despite Constitutional Approval

BY Pritha Vashisth

File Photo : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Against Caste Enumeration In Census

Supreme Court Rejects Plea Against Caste Enumeration In Census

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh

Congress Accuses Modi Govt Of Delaying Caste Census

BY Outlook News Desk

Census 2027 is underway

Census 2027: Counting India’s Missing Numbers

BY Niharika Awasthi

Outlook Archives : Ambedkar Jayanti Shadowed By Fresh Reminder Of India’s Unfinished Caste Struggle

Replug|Ambedkar Jayanti: Why Caste Violence And Exclusion Persist In India

BY Outlook News Desk

File Photo : The bench dismissed the plea, which also sought a direction to the Centre to formulate policies to provide economic incentives to families with a single child.

SC Dismisses Caste Census Plea Over Indecent Language In Petition

BY Outlook News Desk

Representative Image : Census 2027 to Go Fully Digital, Telangana to Roll Out Two-Phase Exercise

Census 2027 to Go Fully Digital, Telangana to Roll Out Two-Phase Exercise

BY PTI

| Photo: AP : The Bhumihar caste, which constitutes only 2.86 per cent of Bihar’s total population, is regarded as one of the most politically influential communities in Bihar

Anxious About Caste Survey, Bihar’s Bhumihars Seek Change In Name

BY Md Asghar Khan

PTI : Supreme Court Refuses PIL On Caste Data Procedure In 2027 Census

Supreme Court Refuses PIL On Caste Data Procedure In 2027 Census

BY Outlook News Desk

Mortral remains of Ramnarayan Baghel

Caste at the Centre: 2025 and India’s Unfinished Struggle

PTI : Officials gathering data for caste census

Cabinet Approves ₹11,718 Crore For The 2027 Census

BY Outlook News Desk

File photo : Gandhi’s appeal intensifies growing demands for a comprehensive caste census across India — one that would inform future policy making, resource allocation and affirmative-action programmes for disadvantaged communities.

No Plan, Schedule: Rahul Gandhi Calls Caste Census Stance Betrayal Of Bahujans

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: PTI : Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka CM Assures Caste Census Will Be Completed on Time Despite Tech Glitches

BY Outlook News Desk

| File Pic : Karnataka High Court

Karnataka HC Hears Challenges to State’s Caste Census, Reserves Relief

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : Karnataka BJP Chief B Y Vijayendra

Vijayendra Accuses Congress of Using Caste Census to Divide Hindus, Urges 'Hindu' Entry in Religion Column

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: @kharge via PTI : Congress leaders are holding a meeting over the Social Justice 2.0 movement.

Telangana’s Backward Class Quota Push: Congress Bets Big On Social Justice

PTI : Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (R) with his deputy DK Shivakumar (L)

Karnataka To Carry Out Fresh Caste Census From September 22 To October 7

BY Outlook News Desk

File Photo : Our focus needs to be on social concerns to bring about equality, says Ashok Gehlot

Caste Census Will Bridge Rich-Poor Gap, Says Ashok Gehlot

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : Officials gathering data for caste census

Caste Enumeration Will Change Nature Of Census: Former Himachal Census Director

BY Ashwani Sharma

Photo: Special arrangement : Sociologist Prof. K Kalyani

Without Jati Data, Social Justice is Guesswork in the Dark: Prof K Kalyani

BY Pragya Singh

PTI : Centre issues notification for caste census

Caste Census Notification: First Phase To Start In Ladakh, J&K, 2 States In October 2026; Rest From March 2027

BY Outlook News Desk

| File : Hindu Unity Can Make Bharat Powerful And Righteous, Says RSS Chief Bhagwat

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Urges Unity Among Hindus, Advocates Society Free from Caste Inequality

BY Outlook News Desk

Outlook India : After nearly a century of silence, caste is returning to the census - A look back at Outlook's Previous Issues on Caste

Counting Caste: India’s Next Big Political Faultline

BY Aranya Mukerji

Census workers take details of a Kashmiri family on the outskirts of Srinagar. (Representational image)

MHA Spokesperson Says Countries Which Conducted Census After Covid-19 Faced Issues

BY Outlook News Desk

Getty Imahes : For the first time since 1931, caste will be formally enumerated in the national census.

2027 Caste Census: Timeline, OBC Debate And Political Stakes Explained

BY Pragya Singh

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