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The real question is not whether but how — how exactly should caste enumeration be carried out so it does not remain a token gesture or become a tool to perpetuate caste privileges? (Illustration: C R sasikumar)

Yogendra Yadav writes: We need to move from a caste census with a capital C to one with a small c

November 11, 2025 1:58 pm

Only then can we have a full inventory of how assets and opportunities are distributed in contemporary India

Akhilesh Yadav to EC: Add caste column, SIR can be preliminary caste census

November 01, 2025 4:01 am

Inclusion of the data on caste would ensure functioning of the government and its policies on the lines of ‘social justice’, says SP chief

The Karnataka State Primary Schools Teacher Association had submitted a memorandum seeking a few more days to complete the survey. (File Photo)

Karnataka school holiday extended till October 18 to complete caste survey

October 08, 2025 11:08 am

While the Socioeconomic and Educational Survey was scheduled to be held from September 22 to October 7, none of the districts has achieved 100% completion of the door-to-door enumeration exercise.

Manish Tewari writes: Census 2027 must count sub-caste in

October 01, 2025 7:36 am

India’s first fully digital Census offers opportunities for sophisticated metadata analysis. These technological capabilities will be wasted if data collection remains conceptually limited to expansive categories

India’s Census delay and the problem of unequal representation

September 17, 2025 6:15 pm

Parliament must introduce legal timelines that make both census and delimitation time-bound and predictable

A view of the Kaza town in Lahaul-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh.

Caste census in Himachal Pradesh: The potential political impact and what experts say

June 24, 2025 3:13 pm

Scheduled Castes comprise approximately 25% of the population in Himachal Pradesh, with Other Backward Classes accounting for 13.52%, and Scheduled Tribes, 5.71%.

Delhi Confidential, Jitendra Singh, Caste census, Indian express news, current affairs

Delhi Confidential: Changing Face

June 19, 2025 2:07 am

Union ministers have been holding press conferences over the past few days to highlight the work done by their ministries over the last 11 years.

The Union Home Ministry’s gazette notification Monday declared that the Census would be carried out in 2027.

Cong flags caste exclusion in census notification, BJP brings up Karnataka caste recount

June 17, 2025 3:40 am

Congress communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh said the gazette notification was silent on the inclusion of caste in the 16th Census. “Is this yet another U-turn by the ustad of U-turns? Or will details be announced later?” he asked.