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Census 2011 finalised and published, sans caste data: Govt
The data of Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) conducted in 2011 excluding the caste data has been finalised and published, Ministry of Home Affairs said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Member of Parliament (MP) Anbumani Ramadoss from Tamil Nadu asked, "Will the government release the socio-economic and caste census taken in the year 2011, if so then what are the details."
Responding to his query, the Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that SECC was conducted by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) and the then Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) in rural and urban areas respectively.