{"id":4531,"date":"2025-04-30T15:36:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T15:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=4531"},"modified":"2025-04-30T15:36:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T15:36:21","slug":"cabinet-approves-caste-enumeration-in-upcoming-census-to-ensure-holistic-social-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=4531","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet Approves Caste Enumeration in Upcoming Census to Ensure Holistic Social Data."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h1>Cabinet Approves Caste Enumeration in Upcoming Census to Ensure Holistic Social Data.<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New Delhi:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the inclusion of caste enumeration in the upcoming national census. This historic decision marks a significant shift in India&#8217;s data collection strategy, aiming to promote social equity and informed policymaking.<\/p>\n<p>The move reflects the government&#8217;s commitment to strengthening the socio-economic fabric of the nation and addressing long-standing demands for accurate caste data. The census, a Union subject under Article 246 of the Constitution, will now formally record caste details \u2014 a practice excluded from post-Independence censuses.<\/p>\n<p>Officials emphasized that unlike earlier state-led caste surveys \u2014 some of which lacked transparency and were seen as politically motivated \u2014 this enumeration will be integrated into the official Census process, ensuring standardization and credibility.<\/p>\n<p>The government believes that incorporating caste data into the main census will help develop policies that are better aligned with the real socio-economic conditions of various communities, without inciting division or unrest. Notably, the 10% reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) was implemented without societal tension, setting a precedent for inclusive development.<\/p>\n<p>This decision also addresses a long-pending issue dating back to 2010, when discussions on caste census began under the UPA government but were left inconclusive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cabinet Approves Caste Enumeration in Upcoming Census to Ensure Holistic Social Data. &nbsp; New Delhi: &nbsp; The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" data-url=https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=4531><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[1485],"class_list":["post-4531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-india-news","category-latest-news","tag-castecensus-inclusivedevelopment-cabinetdecision-census2025-socialjustice-modigovernment-indiacensus-casteenumeration"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cabinet Approves Caste Enumeration in Upcoming Census to Ensure Holistic Social Data. - The Eagle News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=4531\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cabinet Approves Caste Enumeration in Upcoming Census to Ensure Holistic Social Data. - The Eagle News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cabinet Approves Caste Enumeration in Upcoming Census to Ensure Holistic Social Data. &nbsp; 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