Caste Census To Be Half Of Nationwide Census: Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw After Union Cupboard Assembly

Caste Census Introduced: In a giant growth, the Union Cupboard chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday mentioned that the caste enumeration will probably be a part of the forthcoming census. Info and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw mentioned that some states have executed caste surveys and conducting a census is within the area of the central authorities.

Addressing the media, Union Minister Ashiwini Vaishnaw criticised the Congress for not conducting caste census. “Congress governments have at all times opposed the caste census. In 2010, the late Dr Manmohan Singh mentioned that the matter of caste census needs to be thought of within the Cupboard. A gaggle of ministers was shaped to contemplate this topic. Many of the political events have really helpful a caste census. Regardless of this, the Congress authorities determined to conduct a survey of caste or a caste census. It’s effectively understood that Congress and its INDI alliance companions have used the caste census solely as a political software,” Vaishnaw mentioned.

Reacting to the caste census executed by Bihar and Congress-ruled state of Telangana, Viashnaw mentioned, “Some states have carried out surveys to enumerate castes. Whereas some states have executed this effectively, some others carried out such surveys solely from a political angle in a non-transparent approach. Such surveys created doubts in society. To make sure that our social material just isn’t disturbed by politics, caste enumeration needs to be included within the census as a substitute of surveys.”

Vaishnaw mentioned this can strengthen the social and financial construction of the society whereas the nation continues to progress. “Underneath the management of PM Modi, the Cupboard Committee of Political Affairs has determined as we speak that Caste enumeration needs to be included within the forthcoming census. This demonstrates that the federal government is dedicated to the values and pursuits of the society and the nation,” he mentioned.

Chief of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress occasion have been demanding that caste census be held throughout the nation to determine the equitable distribution of reservation and quota. The Congress had earlier made the caste census points a much bigger ballot plank within the Lok Sabha elections 2024.