Central Government Is Set To Initiate Census: Report
The government plans to begin the long-delayed Census in 2025, which will be followed by the delimitation of Lok Sabha seats, sources said.
Central Government Is Set To Initiate Census
The BJP-led government is preparing to conduct the Census 2025 survey, which will provide critical insights into India's population demographics. The census, which is done every decade, will assist policymakers in making informed decisions about resource allocation, infrastructure development, and social welfare programmes.
The opposition has been vocal about the necessity for a caste-based census that would collect information on the socioeconomic situation of various caste groups, particularly the Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
Proponents claim that this data would allow for more targeted actions to address the unique issues that marginalised populations experience.
Reacting to the report, Congress leader Manickam Tagore said the government's refusal to carry out a caste-based census is a betrayal of the OBC communities.
Last month, while interacting with students and faculty at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, Rahul Gandhi said that the Congress party would think of scrapping reservations when India becomes a "fair place."
He also restated the need to conduct a caste census, saying that 90% of the country's population—OBCs, Dalits and Adivasis—does not have proper representation in the country.
He further said that the caste census is a simple exercise to assess the participation of lower castes, backward castes, and Dalits.
