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Delay in Census enumeration, unreliable death registration and fake Aadhaar cards adversely impact integrity of elections, leads to misuse of public funds

Delay in Census enumeration, unreliable death registration and fake Aadhaar cards adversely impact integrity of elections, leads to misuse of public funds

To Shri A K Bhalla Union Home Secretary Dear Shri Bhalla, The statutory census enumeration exercise, conducted under the Census Act, every ten years, provides reliable data on the composition and the trends in growth of the population of India. It forms a unique basis for framing government policies and programmes. In this connection, I refer to a statement reported[Read More…]

by — 29/05/2023 — Comments are Disabled — India
The intertwined history of caste and census in India

The intertwined history of caste and census in India

The census of India has a long history dating back over 130 years. The British administration conducted the first census in 1853 in the North Western Provinces (encompassing present-day Uttar Pradesh) to obtain data on the population and classify it under different categories. Caste-based enumeration emerged a few years later as a challenge for the British administrators, as they encountered[Read More…]

by — 29/05/2023 — Comments are Disabled — India
Caste-wise census is necessary for balanced development

Caste-wise census is necessary for balanced development

by Achchhe Lal Prajapati and MD Tabrez Alam Abstract A caste-wise census has become a topic of discussion in India today. The ruling party and the opposition are giving their respective arguments. Some justify it, and some are saying wrong. Meanwhile, the state of Bihar has also started the caste-wise census. India has the world’s most extensive caste-based affirmative action[Read More…]

by — 27/03/2023 — Comments are Disabled — India
Caste Census And Secular Intellectuals

Caste Census And Secular Intellectuals

The debate on caste, not just OBC, census is becoming a serious political issue in the country. But the secular, liberal and left intellectuals–economists, sociologists, political scientists– are behaving as if they are a neutral force on this issue. Would they have behaved in the same way if the Government were to say that it would not do religion census as well? I am sure they would not. They would have filled the[Read More…]

by — 16/09/2021 — Comments are Disabled — India
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