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Modi government wants to put caste census in cold storage: CongressCongress accuses the government of delaying the caste census. It claims Prime Minister Modi intends to amend the women's reservation law wi...
India begins its first digital census in 16 years and this time there's a big differenceIndia begins Census 2027 on April 1, 2026. This nationwide count is the first in 16 years and will be fully digital, using smartphones and ...
Apex body urges Lingayats to seek separate religious identityAhead of Karnataka's socio-economic survey, the Lingayat community's apex body urges its members to identify as Veerashaiva-Lingayat, pushi...
Karnataka Caste Survey: Lingayats asked to identify themselves as separate religious group, distinct from HindusAs Karnataka prepares for a socio-economic survey, the Lingayat community's apex body urges its members to identify as Veerashaiva-Lingayat...
Karnataka: AICC asks CM to take up fresh caste survey, complete in set timelineThe AICC leadership has directed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to conduct a new caste enumeration. This will follow the Telangana model. The ...
'PM Modi may not accept...': Siddaramaiah says Caste Census decision was influenced by Rahul Gandhi’s campaignKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah welcomed the central government's decision on caste census. He requested social, economic, and educat...
Nitish Kumar raised issue of caste census, Rahul kept mum: JD(U)JD(U) accused Rahul Gandhi of hypocrisy on caste census issues, pointing out his silence during INDIA bloc meetings and questioning the non...
Ahead of Budget, MHA caps census survey expenditureThe Union home ministry has cut the budget for Census Survey and Statistics. The Registrar General of India will still proceed with the del...
Siddaramaiah accepts caste survey report ignoring protests from dominant communitiesCM Siddaramaiah accepted the caste census report, ignoring protests from Veerashaiva-Lingayats and Vokkaligas. The report was submitted by ...
Caste Census: Siddaramaiah refuses to give in to demands not to accept report, says it’s meaningless to speculate content before its submissionChief Minister Siddaramaiah has refused to accept the caste census report from Vokkaliga and Lingayat groups, despite disagreements among C...
'Rajasthan will also conduct caste census like Bihar', says CM Ashok GehlotRajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced that the state will conduct a caste-based census similar to Bihar. Gehlot stated that t...
After High Court stay, Bihar explores ways to complete caste surveyThe Bihar government is exploring all possible options to complete the caste survey, which was halted by the Patna High Court on May 4 afte...
No plan to collect caste data during census: Nityanand RaiPolitical parties, including BJP allies, have been demanding collection of caste data for empirical evidence on the total population of Oth...
SC issues notice on plea seeking caste-based census required to provide adequate OBC reservationsThe proforma for the 2021 census has been announced, the petition said. It has 32 columns, which seek details of SCs, STs and religions suc...
Sub-categorisation of OBCs: Panel seeks countrywide surveyJustice G Rohini (retd), who is heading the five-member panel, set up to suggest parameters for an equitable distribution of OBC reservatio...
- BPL surveys are mere BPL surveys, not caste census: Dr M Vijayanunni
The Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011 is independent India’s first attempt to record details of a person’s caste. An expert says collect...
- Cabinet nod for first caste census in 80 years
The contentious and often divisive debate over enumerating caste may linger, but the Union Cabinet on Thursday bit the bullet deciding to h...