Will Census Include Caste Data?
2024 • 3min • News • Business
Informative
Published on: September 16, 2024 - Preparations for the long-awaited decadal census are finally underway. But there are still some key details that remain up in the air. Let’s break down what’s happening and what it means for you. The census, which has been nearly a century-old exercise of Indian governance since 1881, was initially set to kick off on April 1, 2020. But, it was because of the COVID-19 pandemic, that the census got pushed back. Now, it looks like the process is gearing up to start soon, but there's a question in everybody's minds - will a column on caste be added this time? Well, a final decision on this issue is to be made soon. Remember, several opposition parties and a few BJP allies have been demanding a caste count. The RSS had said it had no problem with the exercise as long as the findings were used for welfare schemes, and not for 'politics'.