Census 2027 to ask respondents if they are SC or ST, state their caste
· Scroll
The Census 2027 will ask respondents if they belong to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe and to state their caste verbatim, according to the questionnaire for the second phase notified by the Union government on Friday.
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It makes no mention of the Other Backward Classes.
For the first time since 1931, caste will be enumerated in the Census. The Opposition had been demanding a nationwide caste census. The proponents of such an exercise argue that it will help identify the true population of the country’s Other Backward Classes and other castes, in turn paving the way for policies such as expanded quotas in jobs and education.
Scroll had reported on July 20 that during a trial for the second phase of the census, the government tested an open column to collect caste details from respondents other than those belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Instead of a fixed list or boxes to tick, the form had a blank space for respondents to write down their caste.
The pre-test for the second phase of Census 2027 was conducted from July 1 to July 20 in 16 states and Union Territories.
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