caste census
- India
‘Caste census’: Siddaramaiah assures personal info will not be misused
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who was enumerated on Thursday for the ongoing Social and Educational Survey–widely referred to as the “caste census”–, said the survey was not limited to any one…
- India
CM to decide on caste census deadline: Karnataka home minister
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Monday that the decision on extending the deadline for the Socio-Economic and Academic Survey, commonly known as the caste census, will be made by…
- India
Karnataka teacher working for caste census survey harassed over religion
A Muslim woman teacher conducting the caste census survey was allegedly harassed and insulted by locals in Bhimasandra village near Tumakuru, Karnataka. The woman, identified as Reshma, was collecting data for a…
- India
Karnataka CM defends caste census survey, slams BJP for boycott call
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday defended the ongoing social, economic and educational survey in the state, while lashing out at BJP leaders for calling for a boycott. In a statement,…
- Telangana
Release caste census data before local polls: Kavitha to Telangana govt
Hyderabad: Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha has alleged that the Congress government is conspiring to finalise BC reservations without releasing the details of the caste census. She stated that the ruling party…
- Bangalore
Decision on caste census only after consulting CM Siddaramaiah: Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Amid growing objections to the Social and Educational Survey, or caste census,, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has said any decision on its possible postponement will be taken after…
- India
This is my mistake: Rahul Gandhi reflects on 21 yr political journey, vows correction
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday acknowledged that it was his “mistake” and not that of the party that they could not get a caste census conducted earlier, saying he…
- Telangana
Telangana caste survey a milestone for social justice: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: The caste survey conducted by the Congress government in Telangana is a milestone for social justice in the country, and it will define how the national caste census is done,…
- Telangana
Telangana CM to present caste census methodology to Congress MPs in Delhi
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy is scheduled to deliver a detailed presentation on the state’s caste census methodology to Congress Members of Parliament (MPs) from across India on July 24…
- India
UP BJP Minority wing to take caste census awareness to every household
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh BJP Minority Morcha on Wednesday, June 18, said the party will soon launch a state-wide campaign to ensure accurate dissemination of information on the upcoming caste-based census, especially within…
- India
Congress leader Pawan Khera questions Centre’s promise on caste census
New Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Tuesday raised fresh doubts over the Centre’s promise of conducting caste enumeration along with the population Census, starting March 1, 2027, asking why the official…
- India
Nitish thanks PM Modi for caste census
Karakat: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday profusely thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for agreeing to hold a caste census, demand for which he had been raising passionately. The JD(U) president…
- Opinions
Caste Census: Why decision for new enumeration taken after massacre of 26 persons in Pahalgam?
After the Centre’s sudden and what many feel mistimed announcement to hold the Caste Census the Bharatiya Janata Party is Struggling to come out with a fresh strategy in Karnataka, Telangana, and…
- Opinions
Caste system could help re-think reservation politics; new data might lead to newer avenues
The caste census in India has sparked a lengthy debate. People have different opinions about whether it will have good or bad effects. It could lead to both. Supporters believe the census…
- Opinions
Caste data: Gateway to identity politics?
The recent release of Karnataka’s Socio-Economic Educational Survey (SEES 2015) findings, popularised as the Caste Census 2015, has been drawing nationwide attention particularly owing to the timing of its release almost a…
