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Caste-based census in Bihar

Supreme Court Refuses To Lift Stay On Bihar Caste Census

In an appeal filed before the top court against the May 4 order of the high court, the Bihar government had said the stay will adversely affect the entire exercise

18 May 2023

The first phase of caste-based survey started in Bihar from January 7, 2023

Caste Census In India Has A Complicated History, The Fate Of Bihar Is Not New

Enough investments have been made to use the caste census as a fulcrum of forthcoming political discourse ahead of 2024 general elections. The issue may be Bihar-centric but the answer has national implications, at least at...

07 May 2023

Patna High Court

Patna High Court Stays Caste-Based Census In Bihar

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Janta Dal United (JDU)-led grand alliance government, had announced a caste census last year, which will be costing Rs 500 crore to the state exchequer.

04 May 2023

Sensitive Data: An example of the receipt given to participants in the Census of India

Counting On Caste

A bid to ensure social justice to Other Backward Communities

10 May 2023

Lalu Prasad Yadav

A Day After Patna High Court Stay On Caste Survey, Lalu Attacks BJP

The BJP maintains that it has never been opposed to a caste census, citing its support to resolutions passed to the effect in the state legislature and the executive order for the survey.

05 May 2023

Caste-based census in Bihar

Mandal Vs Kamandal: From Bihar To Karnataka, How Caste Politics Is At Forefront Of Polls

With Bihar already finalising its caste-based census started in January this year, the issue of 'Mandal vs Kamandal' politics has gained momentum across other states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.

03 May 2023

Caste-based census in Bihar

Caste Census: A Bid To Ensure Social Justice To The Other Backward Communities

Once a caste-based census would be conducted it would do away with the fuzziness and fluidity around the non-dominant castes within the OBCs and ultimately a substantial data reflecting the social reality of India’s lesser...

07 May 2023

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Akhilesh Yadav

Ram Rajya Possible Only Through Caste Census: Akhilesh

Yadav's statement comes days after several opposition parties, including the Congress and the JD(U), demanded a caste census and sought reservation according to the population of SC, ST and OBC communities.

23 April 2023

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21 April 2023
Caste Census Important To Ensure Social Justice: Kharge

Caste Census Important To Ensure Social Justice: Kharge

On Friday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said with India becoming the most populous country in the world, a socio-economic caste census is very...


19 April 2023
BJP Cites Past Congress Govts' Stand On Caste Census To Accuse Rahul Gandhi Of Hypocrisy

BJP Cites Past Congress Govts' Stand On Caste Census To Accuse Rahul Gandhi Of Hypocrisy

They also cited the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru's stand against caste census and noted that Indira Gandhi followed by Rajiv Gandhi had put...


17 April 2023
Caste Census Will Be Beneficial For All Sections Of Society: Nitish

Caste Census Will Be Beneficial For All Sections Of Society: Nitish

The Congress-led-UPA regime had compiled the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) in 2011. The reports from the census have been published except that of the...


17 April 2023
Congress Chief Kharge Writes To PM Modi Demanding Up-to-date Caste Census

Congress Chief Kharge Writes To PM Modi Demanding Up-to-date Caste Census

In the letter, Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge also pointed out that the regular decennial census was to be carried out in 2021 but it has not yet been...


17 April 2023
Kharge Writes To PM Modi Demanding Caste Census

Kharge Writes To PM Modi Demanding Caste Census

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded a caste census that is up-to-date.


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17 April 2023
Kharge Writes To PM Modi On Caste Census For Social Justice

Kharge Writes To PM Modi On Caste Census For Social Justice

In the absence of an updated Caste Census, a reliable database so very essential for meaningful social justice and empowerment programs, particularly for OBCs,...


16 April 2023
Rahul Gandhi Questions Modi Government On Caste Census And Reservations In Kolar, Karnataka

Rahul Gandhi Questions Modi Government On Caste Census And Reservations In Kolar, Karnataka

The Congress leader was speaking in Kolar district, a mining region in Karnataka where he made the "Modi surname" comment in 2019 that led to his conviction in...


15 March 2023
Caste Census Right Solution To Reservation Problem: Akhilesh Yadav

Caste Census Right Solution To Reservation Problem: Akhilesh Yadav

"The decision on recruitment of 69,000 assistant teachers has come. It is the result of weak arguments in the case by the BJP government, which is against the...


07 January 2023
Caste-Based Census In Bihar And The Politics Around It: All You Need To Know

Caste-Based Census In Bihar And The Politics Around It: All You Need To Know

Caste is a deeply rooted factor in Bihar politics. The data will be collected with a mobile application which will entail questions regarding the interviewee's...


24 December 2022
SC Notice To Centre On Plea Seeking Caste-Based Census For OBCs

SC Notice To Centre On Plea Seeking Caste-Based Census For OBCs

The petition had contended that concrete policies cannot be formulated in the absence of concrete data.


08 November 2022
Remove 50% Cap On Quotas: Nitish

Remove 50% Cap On Quotas: Nitish

Nitish also reiterated the need for a fresh estimate of the respective population of various social groups and recalled having taken it up with Prime Minister...


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13 July 2022
Nitish Kumar Refuses To Play Second Fiddle To Big Brother BJP

Nitish Kumar Refuses To Play Second Fiddle To Big Brother BJP

Despite electoral setbacks, Nitish Kumar is not ready to toe ally BJP’s line on all issues. His recent stand on caste census and enacting population control...


04 June 2022
Nitish sidesteps queries about BJP's reservations on caste census

Nitish sidesteps queries about BJP's reservations on caste census

The state BJP chief, who claimed to have flagged his concerns at the meeting, said that it must be ensured that the survey "exclude foreign infiltrators like...


26 May 2022
Bihar Governor Meets PM Modi

Bihar Governor Meets PM Modi

The meeting comes amid soaring political temperatures in the state over issues of caste census, Rajya Sabha polls and talk of political realignments.


01 December 2021
RJD Leader Tejashwi Yadav Demands For State Specific Caste Census

RJD Leader Tejashwi Yadav Demands For State Specific Caste Census

Union minister Nityanand Rai reiterated in the Rajya Sabha session that the census schedule will not include castes other than the SCs and STs.


04 November 2021
India Needs A Caste Census To Know Where The Marginalised Stand In The Development Index

India Needs A Caste Census To Know Where The Marginalised Stand In The Development Index

The aim of a caste census is not to know the numerical strength of a caste. Rather, it would reveal social inequalities for possible remedial measures.


04 November 2021
Policymakers Must Consider The Many Upsides Of Caste Census

Policymakers Must Consider The Many Upsides Of Caste Census

A comprehensive count can be helpful in deciding categorical revisions and inclusion/exclusion of castes/communities in deciding reservations and...


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