CENSUS, DELIMITATION MUST ENSURE SOCIAL AND REGIONAL JUSTICE
The Morning Standard
|October 31, 2024
THE delayed 2021 census, which is now set to begin next year, has generated significant controversy.
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The opposition has launched a campaign for counting the numbers of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). This demand for a caste census has also been supported by parties such as Janata Dal (United) and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), which back the central government. There is also widespread demand for enumerating sub-categories among the scheduled castes and tribes. This demand is rooted in the growing perception that, over the years, the lack of granular caste and sub-caste data has led to certain sections cornering disproportionate benefits of reservations in jobs and education.
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हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।
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