NEW DELHI: BJP on Thursday hailed the Centre’s decision to include caste enumeration in the next census as evidence of the NDA’s commitment to social justice, asserting that it exposed the contrast between the Modi govt’s genuine efforts and Congress’s hollow rhetoric.At a press conference, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, a prominent OBC face of BJP,…
NEW DELHI: Centre’s announcement to include caste enumeration in the upcoming general census has triggered a war of words, with both the ruling BJP and opposition parties scrambling to claim credit for the decision.Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Wednesday that the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs has approved the inclusion of caste enumeration in…
NEW DELHI: BJP and other constituents of NDA Tuesday hailed Modi govt’s announcement of caste enumeration in the next census as historic and a reflection of its commitment to social equality.Home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president J P Nadda and a host of other leaders, including the party’s OBC faces, lauded…
NEW DELHI: Caste enumeration was a regular feature of census exercises during British rule from 1881 to 1931. However, with the first census of independent India in 1951, the government chose to discontinue the practice, except for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).By 1961, the central government permitted states to conduct their own surveys…
