India to ask caste status in next census for first time in decades
- India will conduct its first official caste census since independence, as announced by the government on April 30.
- The decision was approved during a government meeting led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Amit Shah, India's Interior Minister, described the census move as 'historic.'
- Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi stated he 'welcomed' the move.
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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…

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.
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