The Centre told the Supreme Court that raw caste data from the SECC-2011 was unreliable due to inaccurate entries, inconsistent caste names and the absence of a registry. It opposed using the data for reservations or other official purposes
India has launched the world’s largest population Census to count more than 1.4 billion people after delays caused by the pandemic. The exercise will gather housing, social and economic data, including a politically sensitive caste count, potentially reshaping welfare schemes and political representation
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticised the BJP and RSS over the use of the term ‘Vanvasis’ for tribals and reiterated his demand for a caste census. He also attacked the government over the India-US interim trade deal
