No Plan For Caste Census, Decision A Matter Of Policy: Home Ministry
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The Ministry of Home Affairs informed Rajya Sabha that the decision has been taken as a matter of policy.
The central government has reiterated its stand that there is no plan to enumerate caste-wise data in Census 2021 other than the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
The Ministry of Home Affairs informed Rajya Sabha that the decision has been taken as a matter of policy.
"The Government of India has not enumerated caste-wise population other than Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Census since independence," Minister of State Nityanand Rai stated in a written reply.
The ministry also informed that they are aware that a resolution to conduct a caste-based census has been passed by Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly.
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