New Delhi, April 30, 2025 (ANI): On Union Cabinet decisions, Union Minister Ashiwini Vaishnaw said that the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs has decided that Caste enumeration should be included in the forthcoming census. He said, “Congress govts have always opposed the caste census. In 2010, the late Dr Manmohan Singh said that the matter of caste census should be considered in the Cabinet. A group of ministers was formed to consider this subject. Most of the political parties have recommended a caste census. Despite this, the Congress government decided to conduct a survey of caste or a caste census. It is well understood that Congress and its INDI alliance partners have used the caste census only as a political tool. Some states have conducted surveys to enumerate castes. While some states have done this well, some others conducted such surveys only from a political angle in a non-transparent way. Such surveys created doubts in society. To ensure that our social fabric is not disturbed by politics, caste enumeration should be included in the census instead of surveys....”
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00:00Congress Governments have always opposed caste census.
00:03Caste was not included in all the census operations conducted since independence.
00:09In 2010, then Prime Minister late Dr. Manmohan Singhji had assured the Lok Sabha
00:15that the matter of caste census should be considered in the cabinet.
00:20A group of ministers was formed to consider this subject.
00:24Most of the political parties had recommended caste census.
00:27Despite this, Congress Governments decided to conduct only a survey of caste instead of a caste census.
00:36That survey is known as SECC.
00:40It is well understood that Congress and its Indian Alliance partners have used caste census only as a political tool.
00:48As per article 246 of the Constitution of India, the subject census is listed at 69 in the union list in 7th schedule.
01:01According to Constitution of India, census is a union subject.
01:07Some states have conducted surveys to enumerate castes.
01:14Some states have done this well, while some others have conducted such surveys purely from a political angle in a non-transparent way.
01:24Such surveys have created doubts in the society.
01:26Considering all these facts and to ensure that a social fabric is not disturbed by politics,
01:36caste enumeration should be transparently included
01:39I am emphasizing the word transparently
01:42Transparently included in the censors instead of surveys.
01:47This will strengthen the social and economic structure of our society, while the nation continues to progress.
01:55Under the leadership of our Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi ji, the Cabinet Committee of Political Affairs
02:02has decided today, that is 30th April 2025, that caste enumeration should be included in the forthcoming census.
02:13This demonstrates that a government is committed to the values and interests of a society and country.
02:19Like in the past, when a government had introduced 10% reservation for the economically weaker sections of the society,
02:28without causing any stress in any section of the society.