Caste census: A comprehensive caste census to enumerate all castes will begin on December 9, mentioned Andhra Pradesh Minister C Srinivasa Venugopala Krishna on Friday.
Information and Public Relations Minister mentioned that the caste census is a serious objective of the YSRCP government “It is important to have a caste census to transform the living standards of people,” he added.
‘No census in India post-independence’
The minister highlighted that there hasn’t been a caste census in India post-independence however solely a inhabitants census. He talked about that the government is at present looking for opinions from representatives of varied castes throughout the state, as per an official press launch.
He expressed confidence that the state would conduct the caste census in a good and comprehensive method. Krishna additional mentioned that Andhra Pradesh’s enumeration train would function a task mannequin for the remainder of the nation.
The minister additional asserted that Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is thought for selling social justice and claimed that opposition events are shivering on the mere prospect of a caste census.
Though initially the caste census was introduced to cowl the 139 Backward Classes (BC) communities, now its scope consists of all castes in Andhra Pradesh, the discharge mentioned.
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(With PTI inputs)
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