Caste Census

India’s Long-Awaited Census Set to Begin, Likely to Wrap Up by 2026

01 May 2025

India’s long-pending Census 2021 is expected to begin in the coming months, with the government aiming to complete the massive population-counting exercise by the end of 2026, according to sources familiar with the matter. Why the Delay? The census, originally scheduled for 2020-21, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic....

Centre Confirms Caste Census to Be Included in Upcoming National Census

30 Apr 2025

The Union government on Wednesday made it official that caste census will be included in the coming National Census. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, as per an ANI report, affirmed that the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs has approved the inclusion of caste-based data in the all-India census. Modi Government Takes...

PM Modi Flies From Deoghar in IAF Plane After Snag

15 Nov 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aircraft encountered a technical snag at Deoghar, Jharkhand, this afternoon. Following the issue, he departed for Delhi on an Indian Air Force plane dispatched from New Delhi, after a delay of over two hours. According to sources, the fault was detected while the Prime Minister was...

Maharashtra Polls: MVA Releases Manifesto, Promises Caste Census and Monthly Aid for Women

10 Nov 2024

The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition—comprising Congress, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), and Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (SCP)—unveiled its manifesto for the Maharashtra Assembly elections on Sunday, with Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge leading the launch event in Mumbai. The manifesto outlines 'five guarantees' aimed at social and economic...

Rahul Gandhi: ‘Will Demolish 50% Reservation Barrier with Caste Census’

05 Nov 2024

Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, reiterated on Tuesday his “full commitment” to implementing a caste census in Telangana, aiming to make the state a model for such initiatives across India. Referring to caste discrimination in India as “unique” and among the worst globally, the former Congress chief...

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to Discuss Caste Census Implementation in Cabinet Meeting

04 Oct 2024

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Friday that a decision regarding the implementation of the caste census report will be made during the upcoming cabinet meeting. The CM made this statement while addressing the media at the Ginigera Air Strip in Koppal, in response to MLA Basavaraj Rayareddy's remarks on...

Caste Census Now Unstopable Idea, Anything Less Than it Unacceptable, says Rahul Gandhi

10 Sep 2024

Newly appointed Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the "Caste census" is now an unstoppable idea and anything less than it, along with an economic and institutional survey is unacceptable. During his interaction at the Georgetown University, Rahul Gandhi said that the "caste census"...

Survey On Caste-Census

04 Sep 2024

A recent The Daily Guardian survey conducted on September 3, 2024, reveals mixed opinions on the caste census. Out of 668 respondents, a significant 67% believe a caste census should be conducted, while 33% oppose it. The survey also explored public perception of the RSS’s stance on the issue. About...

RJD Stages State-Wide Sit-In to Demand Caste Census and Inclusion of Reservation in Ninth Schedule

01 Sep 2024

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) held a state-wide one-day sit-in protest, demanding a nationwide caste census and the inclusion of a 65% reservation increase in Bihar in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. Tejashwi Yadav, the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, joined the protest at the...

“Rahul Gandhi shedding crocodile tears over caste census”: Union Minister

25 Aug 2024

Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of "shedding crocodile tears" over the caste census and using misleading slogans to confuse the public. Singh claimed that while Gandhi now emphasizes the need for a caste census, he failed to support...

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