India to ask caste status in next census for first time in decades

India will include caste in its next census. Here’s what to know. - National

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party has in the past opposed the idea of counting people by caste, saying it would deepen social divisions in the country.

Caste Census Step Towards Establishing State Built on Social Justice: SP Chief

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday termed the Centre's recent announcement to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census as a "significant victory" for the PDA (Pichhde, Dalit, Alpsankhyak). India News | Caste Census Step Towards Establishing State Built on Social Justice: SP Chief.

Historic Leap: BJP's Caste Census Move for Social Justice

Historic Leap: BJP's Caste Census Move for Social Justice The BJP has lauded the Centre's decision to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census, describing it as a 'historic and bold step' aimed at empowering marginalized communities and firming up the nation's socio-economic base.BJP OBC Morcha president K Laxman emphasized that the enumeration would be conducted transparently and legally, avoiding the 'fragmented and dubious state-level…

Under the pressure of the opposition, the Indian government has pledged to collect caste-related data in the forthcoming referendum, which still plays a major role in politics, education and employment.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah welcomes caste census, urges Centre to add socio-economic and educational survey

Drawing from Karnataka's example, Siddaramaiah noted that his government had conducted a caste census and collected extensive data. 

India will include caste details in its next census

India will include caste details in its next census, in a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world's most populous nation.