The Indian government will collect caste details in its next population census in a policy U-turn that could have sweeping socioeconomic and political ramifications. Information minister Ashwini ...

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NEW DELHI (AP) — India will include caste details in its next census, in a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world’s most populous country. Information ...

The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday announced that India will conduct its next population census in 2027, which will also include caste enumeration, marking a major shift in the country's demographic ...

The central government has announced to conduct caste census in the upcoming census. Caste census is the process of collecting data on the basis of caste of individuals during the national census.

Jairam Ramesh said the announcement made on April 30, 2025, marked a 'dramatic U-turn' by the Modi government, which had earlier opposed caste-wise enumeration.

The methodology to be followed for caste enumeration in the forthcoming Census is yet to be finalised and the preparatory exercise for it will likely be done by July, government sources said. This ...

The Self-Enumeration exercise will run from May 7 to May 21 followed by the Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO) from May 22 ...

Mysuru (Karnataka), May 6 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that the ongoing caste census would form the basis for future policy decisions, asserting that the exercise was ...

On August 23, a multi-party delegation of politicians led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to press the demand for holding a caste-based census in the ...

(CNN) — For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. (CNN) — For ...