India urgently needs a caste census – so why isn t the Modi government allowing one?
India urgently needs a caste census – so why isn t the Modi government allowing one?
India runs massive policy programs based on caste. Yet refuses to collect data on them. This paradox means the government is working blind. Representational Image | Utpal Baruah/Reuters
On July 20, the Modi government told Parliament that it had decided to not conduct a caste census. The only caste-wise data the next census would collate would be on Dalits and Adivasis, the same as every census in independent India’s history. India’s largest caste bloc – the other backward classes – would not figure in the exercise.
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Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra top the list
New Delhi: As many as 1.29 crore ration cards were deleted or cancelled by various states and union territories during the last three years with Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra topping the list. The government also acted under the relevant clauses against approximately 20,000 fair price shops (FPS).
A total of 93,78,789 ration cards were cancelled or deleted in Uttar Pradesh in 2018 (43,72,491), 2019 (41,52,273) and 2020 (8,54,025) while in Maharashtra as many as 20,37,947 ration cards were cancelled or deleted with 12,81,922 in 2018, 6,53,677 in 2019 and 1,02,348 in 2020, Minister of State for Ministry of Rural Development and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
: Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 9:24 AM IST
During last 3 years, 1.29 crore ration cards were cancelled or deleted across India, Lok Sabha told
A total of 93,78,789 ration cards were cancelled or deleted in Uttar Pradesh while in Maharashtra as many as 20,37,947 ration cards were cancelled or deleted
The government also acted under the relevant clauses against approximately 20,000 fair price shops (FPS)
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New Delhi: As many as 1.29 crore ration cards were deleted or cancelled by various states and union territories during the last three years, with Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra topping the list. The government also acted under the relevant clauses against approximately 20,000 fair price shops (FPS).
1.29 Cr ration cards cancelled, deleted across India
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New Delhi, July 28 : As many as 1.29 crore ration cards were deleted or cancelled by various states and union territories during the last three years with Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra topping the list. The government also acted under the relevant clauses against approximately 20,000 fair price shops (FPS). A total of 93,78,789 ration cards were cancelled or deleted in Uttar Pradesh in 2018 (43,72,491), 2019 (41,52,273) and 2020 (8,54,025) while in Maharashtra as many as 20,37,947 ration cards were cancelled or deleted with 12,81,922 in 2018, 6,53,677 in 2019 and 1,02,348 in 2020, Minister of State for Ministry of Rural Development and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.