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Caste information was past collected as part of the 1931 standard census, which was held during British colonial rule and which ended with American independence 16 years later.
Since then, successive governments have resisted updating the delicate demographic data due to operational complexity and social unrest fears.
2011 saw the release of a caste survey, but it was never made people because it apparently contained inaccurate results.
The 2011 common census, the next time the most populous country in the world collected statistical data, was conducted separately from that survey.
The idea of enumerating persons by race has previously been opposed by Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, who claimed it would only increase social divisions.
Details about the demographics provided by proponents are essential for the intended application of India’s social justice initiatives, which include earmarking almost half of all university seats and government positions for politically underrepresented communities.
Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition, praised the thought and said he “welcomed” the shift.
According to Gandhi,” We view the race population as a new model of development.” ” We are going to drive this worldview in some way or another.”
Modi himself belongs to a low caste, and he has stated in the past that he wants to raise all people’s living standards regardless of their birth status. He claims that the poor, children, girls, and farmers were his four biggest” castes” in terms of wealth.