Latest news with #16thcensus
Time of India
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Caste enumeration to be part of Census 2027: MHA
Asserting that the Census 2027 will include caste enumeration , the Union Home Ministry on Monday said some misleading information is being spread that there is no mention of caste count in the gazette notification . The statement came after the Congress alleged the gazette notification issued on Monday is silent on the inclusion of caste in the exercise and asked whether this is another "U-turn" by the government. "The notification to conduct census has been published in the Official Gazette today. The census will include caste enumeration as well. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like New Container Homes in Kenya: Check Out the Amazing Prices! Shipping Container Homes | Search Ads Search Now Undo "However, some misleading information is being spread that there is no mention of caste census in the notification. It has already been mentioned in the press releases dated 30 April, 4 June and 15 June, 2025 that the census will also have caste enumeration," a home ministry spokesperson said. The Congress also asserted that the Centre must adopt the Telangana model for not just caste enumeration but also in bringing out detailed data on socio-economic parameters caste-wise. Live Events Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the much-touted gazette notification on the 16th census to be conducted in late 2026/early 2027 has just been issued and is a "damp squib". "Today's Gazette Notification is, however, SILENT on the inclusion of caste in the 16th Census. Is this yet another U-turn by the ustad of U-turns? Or will details be announced later?" he said.
Economic Times
5 hours ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
Caste enumeration to be part of Census 2027: MHA
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Asserting that the Census 2027 will include caste enumeration , the Union Home Ministry on Monday said some misleading information is being spread that there is no mention of caste count in the gazette notification The statement came after the Congress alleged the gazette notification issued on Monday is silent on the inclusion of caste in the exercise and asked whether this is another "U-turn" by the government."The notification to conduct census has been published in the Official Gazette today. The census will include caste enumeration as well."However, some misleading information is being spread that there is no mention of caste census in the notification. It has already been mentioned in the press releases dated 30 April, 4 June and 15 June, 2025 that the census will also have caste enumeration," a home ministry spokesperson Congress also asserted that the Centre must adopt the Telangana model for not just caste enumeration but also in bringing out detailed data on socio-economic parameters general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the much-touted gazette notification on the 16th census to be conducted in late 2026/early 2027 has just been issued and is a "damp squib"."Today's Gazette Notification is, however, SILENT on the inclusion of caste in the 16th Census. Is this yet another U-turn by the ustad of U-turns? Or will details be announced later?" he said.
New Indian Express
6 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Census 2027 will include caste count, says Centre after Congress calls gazette 'silent'
NEW DELHI: Asserting that the Census 2027 will include caste enumeration, the Union Home Ministry on Monday said some misleading information is being spread that there is no mention of caste count in the gazette notification. The statement came after the Congress alleged the gazette notification issued on Monday is silent on the inclusion of caste in the exercise and asked whether this is another "U-turn" by the government. "The notification to conduct census has been published in the Official Gazette today. The census will include caste enumeration as well. "However, some misleading information is being spread that there is no mention of caste census in the notification. It has already been mentioned in the press releases dated 30 April, 4 June and 15 June, 2025 that the census will also have caste enumeration," a home ministry spokesperson said. The Congress also asserted that the Centre must adopt the Telangana model for not just caste enumeration but also in bringing out detailed data on socio-economic parameters caste-wise. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the much-touted gazette notification on the 16th census to be conducted in late 2026/early 2027 has just been issued and is a "damp squib". "Today's Gazette Notification is, however, SILENT on the inclusion of caste in the 16th Census. Is this yet another U-turn by the ustad of U-turns? Or will details be announced later?" he said.
The Hindu
11 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Gazette notification on census 'damp squib'; silent on inclusion of caste: Congress
Terming the notification on the 16th census as a 'damp squib', the Congress on Monday (June 16, 2025) said it is silent on the inclusion of caste in the exercise and asked whether this is another 'U-turn' by the government. The Opposition party also asserted that the Centre must adopt the Telangana model for not just caste enumeration but also in bringing out detailed data on socio-economic parameters caste-wise. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the much-touted gazette notification on the 16th Census to be conducted in late 2026/early 2027 has just been issued and is a 'damp squib'. 'It is quite a damp squib and merely repeats what had already been announced on April 30, 2025,' Mr. Ramesh said on X. He further said that it is entirely because of the persistence and insistence of the Congress that Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'surrendered' to the demand for a caste census. 'He [Modi] had called Congress leaders as urban Naxals for making this demand. Both in Parliament and in the Supreme Court, the Modi Government had rejected the very idea of a caste census - which it announced 47 days back,' Mr. Ramesh said. 'Today's Gazette Notification is, however, SILENT on the inclusion of caste in the 16th Census. Is this yet another U-turn by the ustad of U-turns? Or will details be announced later?' he said. The Congress firmly believes that the 16th Census must adopt the Telangana model for not just caste enumeration but also bringing out detailed data information on socio-economic parameters caste-wise, he asserted. The government on Monday (June 16) issued a notification for conducting India's 16th census in 2027, 16 years after the last such exercise in 2011. The census will be carried out with a reference date of October 1, 2026 in snow-bound areas like Ladakh and March 1, 2027 in the rest of the country, the notification said. 'The reference date for the said census shall be 00.00 hours of the 1st day of March, 2027, except for the Union territory of Ladakh and snow-bound non-synchronous areas of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the States of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand,' it said. In respect of Ladakh and snow-bound non-synchronous areas of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the reference date shall be 00:00 hours of the 1st day of October, 2026, it said.
