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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Population census at last: Several pending issues need fresh attention
There was a polarisation of views on getting the caste data included in the Census, with the government taking a negative posture while the Opposition was united in demanding it Amitabh Kundu P C Mohanan Listen to This Article The government has announced that the next population census along with caste counting will be done in 2027. The census was due in 2021 but was postponed due to the Covid pandemic. The preparations for the first phase of the Census 2021 were complete, and house listing work was scheduled during April-September 2020 and population count in February 2021. The passage of almost six years would mean that basic exercises would have to begin afresh. There was a polarisation of views on getting the caste data included in the Census, with the government taking a negative posture while the Opposition
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Business Standard
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Caste Census debate: Data gaps, political risks, and social equity
A matter of confidentiality, reporting bias, and political ramifications Premium Amitabh Kundu Listen to This Article The demand for a caste Census in India primarily stems from the iniquitous access to resources and inadequate political representation of the marginalised and vulnerable population. As affirmative action policies evolved, the necessity of generating robust empirical data to assess the inequitable distribution of socio-political and economic benefits among individuals and caste groups has come to the forefront. The Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) conducted in 2011 was an attempt to collect such data, aiming to identify the poor and determine household-level eligibility for various welfare programmes. However, while the socio-economic data from the SECC was released, the caste data
