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…]
The recent interim order by Patna High Court to put a stay on Caste Survey that the Bihar government is carrying out does tell us about the flawed understanding of the caste question of the Indian Judiciary. The High Court put forth three reasons behind this interim order: First, the caste survey is not a survey but a caste census.[Read More…]
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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…]
The Central government’s decision to conduct a socio-economic caste census (SECC) was a ray of hope for many marginalised classes, especially for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) as it is the most populous among them. This work was completed about two years ago and it is being released in dribs and drabs. So the main question over which we have to[Read More…]
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