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No Census of castes other than SC and ST, says Centre in Parliament
The decision has been taken as a matter of policy, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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NEW DELHI: The Central government has decided against enumerating caste-wise population other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the upcoming Census, despite requests from the state governments of Maharashtra and Odisha for the same.
The decision has been taken as a matter of policy, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
“The state governments of Maharashtra and Odisha have requested to collect caste details in the forthcoming Census. The government of India has decided as a matter of policy not to enumerate caste-wise population other than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Census,” Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai stated in a reply.