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New Indian Express
7 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
TPCC plans public meeting to highlight caste survey success
HYDERABAD: The BC leaders of Congress, including TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud, BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and Environment & Forests Minister Konda Surekha, along with several other MLAs and corporation chairpersons, attended a session on nationwide caste census organised by the AICC in Delhi on Monday. Ponnam Prabhakar made a PowerPoint presentation on how the party promised and conducted the caste census. Speaking to TNIE from the capital, TPCC chief B Mahesh Kumar Goud said that the party is planning to hold a massive public meeting to highlight the success of the caste census. 'We will be inviting top AICC leaders, including Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge for the meeting,' he said. He added that the Union government heeded the demand of caste enumeration, along with Census 2025, only after Rahul highlighted the issue during his Bharat Jodo Yatra. Meanwhile, Ponnam, addressing the media, said that Rahul's slogan 'jitni abadi, utna haq' (rights proportional to population) will soon become a reality in Telangana.
Hans India
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Codava Council Demands Separate Column in 2025 Census to Safeguard Indigenous Identity
Madikeri: The Codava National Council (CNC) has urged the Union Government to ensure a separate 'code and column' for the Codava community in the upcoming General Census and caste-based enumeration scheduled for 2025. The demand, presented in a memorandum to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Registrar General of India, seeks formal recognition of the Codavas as a distinct, mono-ethnic indigenous warrior clan native to Kodagu in southwest Karnataka. In a detailed representation given to the central government on Friday and subsequently shared with The Hans India, CNC president N.U. Nachappa Codava welcomed the Centre's April 30 decision to conduct caste-wise enumeration along with the delayed decennial census, calling it a long-overdue step toward social justice. He stressed that this offers a crucial opportunity for micro and minuscule communities like the Codavas to be accurately documented and constitutionally acknowledged. 'Codavas are a unique mono-ethnological community with no class or sub-caste divisions. Our identity, tied intrinsically to our ancestral homeland of Codavaland, has been historically undermined by administrative mergers in post-Independence censuses,' said Nachappa Codava. He argued that the Codava community's omission from independent classification between 1941 and 2011 had severely affected its socio-political representation and cultural survival. From being enumerated distinctly in colonial censuses between 1871 and 1931, the community was, he alleged, subsumed into broader categories under post-1956 frameworks, stripping it of its ethnic and territorial recognition. The CNC's memorandum calls for a 'social engineering' process that includes: A distinct column and code for Codavas in the Census 2025, Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the community, Restitution of hereditary land rights lost due to state reforms, Recognition of the Codava language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, Autonomous geo-political status for Codavaland, Special political representation in Parliament and state legislatures, And recognition under international indigenous frameworks, including those of the United Nations. Codavas, traditionally known for their martial legacy, were one of the few communities permitted to retain arms under British rule—a right they view as emblematic of their warrior identity. 'India's diversity should not be measured merely in numbers. Communities like the Codavas may be small in size, but our cultural and historical distinctiveness deserves statutory recognition and protection,' the CNC noted. The memorandum has also been copied to the United Nations, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, and the Karnataka Department of Social Welfare, underlining CNC's efforts to raise the issue at both national and international levels. This fresh call for constitutional safeguards comes amid growing discourse around caste enumeration, identity preservation, and indigenous rights in India's evolving demographic policy landscape Nachappa told Hans India
United News of India
30-04-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
AP CM welcomes Centre's decision to include caste enumeration in Census
States » South Vijayawada, May 1 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday hailed the Central Government's decision to include caste enumeration in Census 2025. In a message here, Naidu said: 'The decision to include caste enumeration in Census 2025 by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi's deep commitment to inclusive government.' Naidu said. 'This landmark step will enable more precise, data-driven policies that address the needs of the marginalized communities in our country. Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas continues to evolve from principle to practice, strengthening the foundations of social justice in India.' UNI DP SSP Tags: #AP CM welcomes Centre's decision to include caste enumeration in Census
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
NDA hails move; Opposition sees win on caste census
The decision to include caste in the upcoming census was welcomed by parties across the political spectrum. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack A Chinese shadow falls on Pahalgam terror attack case probe How India can use water to pressure Pakistan Buzzkill: How India can dissolve the Pakistan problem, not just swat it Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose party has been a strong advocate of caste census, welcomed the decision. "...Our demand for conducting caste census is old. It is a matter of great happiness that the Central Government has decided to conduct a caste census. Conducting caste census will reveal the number of people of different classes, which will help in making plans for their upliftment and development. This will accelerate the development of the country...," Kumar posted on X. NDA ally TDP supported the move with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu stating on X: "The decision to include caste enumeration in Census 2025 by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs reflects Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji's deep commitment to inclusive governance. This landmark step will enable more precise, data-driven policies that address the needs of the marginalised communities in our country. Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas continues to evolve from principle to practice, strengthening the foundations of social justice in India." Continue to video 5 5 Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Back 0.25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x 5 5 / Skip Ads by by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Discover Affordable Solar Power Solutions for Filipino Homes in 2025 Affordable Solar Power | search ads Search Now Undo The decision has come ahead of the Bihar assembly polls and it is an issue which will be widely discussed in the months ahead. In fact Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK leader MK Stalin said that with Bihar elections in the offing, the move reeks of political expediency. He termed caste census as essential and not an optional thing and demanded that the government should announce the date to begin and finish the exercise. Live Events JDU working president Sanjay Jha said it was Nitish Kumar who conducted the first caste survey in Bihar with complete transparency and the results were made public. "Now the historic decision of the NDA government to conduct accurate caste census across the country has brought new hope for the deprived sections, whose pleasant results will be seen in the coming years," Jha added. Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav called it a victory for the PDA and INDIA bloc. "The decision of the caste census is a 100% victory of the unity of 90% PDA. Due to the combined pressure by all of us, the BJP government has been forced to take this decision..." Yadav posted on X. "This is the first phase of a positive democratic movement for rights and the last phase of BJP's negative politics. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav even demanded that post the caste census, the OBCs should get seats reserved in Parliament as the SCs and STs have it now. "...The caste census must be done before delimitation and then the way Dalits, SCs, STs and Adivasis have reserved seats in Parliament and in state assemblies, OBCs and EBCs must have reserve seats," Yadav told ET. Union minister and NDA ally LJP (RV) leader Chirag Paswan said that the PM has fulfilled what was pending for a long time. Another union minister and HAM leader Jitan Ram Manjhi called it a historic decision and took on the Congress for not doing a caste census in their tenure. Rashtriya Lok Morcha leader and NDA ally Upendra Kushwaha said that the decision will prove to be a milestone in the direction of the development of the oppressed and exploited society. Welcoming the decision, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said his government had conducted not only a caste census, but also a social, economic and educational survey. The government was making efforts to revise its reservation policy and increase the reservation cap based on the data gathered through the survey, he said.
The Print
30-04-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Himanta welcomes Union Cabinet decision to include caste enumeration in census
'The Modi government has always stood for the representation and rights of our backward communities', he said. 'We welcome #Census 2025, which will further strengthen the agenda of social justice and is a tribute to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia, Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur and several other greats', the chief minister posted on X. Guwahati, Apr 30 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday welcomed the Union Cabinet's decision to include caste enumeration in the next census. The Union government on Wednesday announced that caste enumeration will be included in the next census exercise in a 'transparent' manner and slammed the opposition parties for using caste survey as a 'political tool'. The Congress and other opposition parties have been vociferously demanding a nationwide caste census, making it a major election issue, and some states like Bihar, Telangana and Karnataka have conducted such surveys. The government decision comes ahead of assembly elections in Bihar, where several parties including some BJP allies have been coming out in support of the caste census. Announcing the decision taken by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the census comes under the purview of the Centre, but some states have done caste enumeration in the name of surveys 'non-transparently' which has created doubts in the society. PTI DG DG RG This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
