By way of PTI
PATNA: The Nitish Kumar govt in Bihar on Monday launched findings of its much-awaited caste survey which printed that OBCs and EBCs represent a whopping 63 in keeping with cent of the state’s overall inhabitants.
In keeping with the knowledge launched right here via Construction Commissioner Vivek Singh, the state’s overall inhabitants stood at a little bit over 13.07 crore, out of which the Extraordinarily Backward Categories (36 in keeping with cent) had been the most important social phase adopted via the Different Backward Categories at 27.13 in keeping with cent.
The survey additionally mentioned that Yadavs, the OBC staff to which Deputy Leader Minister Tejashwi Yadav belongs, had been the most important on the subject of the inhabitants, accounting for 14.27 in keeping with cent of the entire.
Dalits, sometimes called the Scheduled Castes, accounted for 19.65 in keeping with cent of the entire inhabitants within the state, which could also be house to almost 22 lakh (1.68 in keeping with cent) other people belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
The ones belonging to the “unreserved” class, which denotes the proverbial “higher castes” who ruled politics until the Mandal wave of the Nineteen Nineties, contain 15.52 in keeping with cent of the entire inhabitants.
The survey additionally establishes that the state’s inhabitants is overwhelmingly Hindu, with the bulk group comprising 81.99 in keeping with cent of the entire inhabitants, adopted via Muslims (17.70 in keeping with cent).
Christians, Sikhs, Jains and the ones following different religions as additionally the non-believers have a miniscule presence, in combination making up for not up to one in keeping with cent of the entire inhabitants.
Leader Minister Nitish Kumar got here out with a commentary lauding the groups of presidency officers who undertook the large workout.
He additionally mentioned, “A gathering will quickly be convened of the entire 9 political events with an electoral presence within the state legislature and the info and figures can be shared with them.”
RJD president Lalu Prasad, who’s Kumar’s best friend in addition to the daddy of his deputy Tejashwi Yadav, additionally issued a commentary, pointing out that the workout will set the tone for “a national caste census which can be undertaken once we shape the following govt on the Centre”.
Each Prasad and Kumar have performed an instrumental position within the formation of the INDIA coalition, which affirmed its dedication to conserving a caste census at a gathering it held in Bengaluru lately.
Significantly, the survey used to be ordered ultimate yr after the Narendra Modi govt on the Centre made it transparent that it will no longer have the ability to adopt a headcount of castes as opposed to SCs and STs as a part of the census.
The ultimate time, a headcount of all castes used to be undertaken, used to be long ago in 1931.
The ones calling for a contemporary caste survey insist {that a} new estimate used to be required basically for the weaker sections of the society which, with stepped forward lifestyles expectancy within the post-Independence technology, should have observed a upward push of their percentage of the inhabitants.
The state cupboard gave its nod to carry a caste survey on June 2 ultimate yr when it additionally allotted an quantity of Rs 500 crore for the mammoth workout.
The survey in short bumped into tough climate when it used to be stayed via the Patna Top Courtroom which used to be listening to a host of petitions difficult the workout.
Alternatively, the closing date it then set, of February 2023, used to be overshot and the survey itself may just take off no quicker than January 7 this yr.
Leaders of the ruling Mahagathbandhan within the state had been alleging that the ones submitting petitions had been “BJP supporters”, a price denied via the saffron birthday celebration which underscores that it used to be within the govt when the cupboard nod used to be given for the survey.
PATNA: The Nitish Kumar govt in Bihar on Monday launched findings of its much-awaited caste survey which printed that OBCs and EBCs represent a whopping 63 in keeping with cent of the state’s overall inhabitants.
In keeping with the knowledge launched right here via Construction Commissioner Vivek Singh, the state’s overall inhabitants stood at a little bit over 13.07 crore, out of which the Extraordinarily Backward Categories (36 in keeping with cent) had been the most important social phase adopted via the Different Backward Categories at 27.13 in keeping with cent.
The survey additionally mentioned that Yadavs, the OBC staff to which Deputy Leader Minister Tejashwi Yadav belongs, had been the most important on the subject of the inhabitants, accounting for 14.27 in keeping with cent of the entire.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Dalits, sometimes called the Scheduled Castes, accounted for 19.65 in keeping with cent of the entire inhabitants within the state, which could also be house to almost 22 lakh (1.68 in keeping with cent) other people belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
The ones belonging to the “unreserved” class, which denotes the proverbial “higher castes” who ruled politics until the Mandal wave of the Nineteen Nineties, contain 15.52 in keeping with cent of the entire inhabitants.
The survey additionally establishes that the state’s inhabitants is overwhelmingly Hindu, with the bulk group comprising 81.99 in keeping with cent of the entire inhabitants, adopted via Muslims (17.70 in keeping with cent).
Christians, Sikhs, Jains and the ones following different religions as additionally the non-believers have a miniscule presence, in combination making up for not up to one in keeping with cent of the entire inhabitants.
Leader Minister Nitish Kumar got here out with a commentary lauding the groups of presidency officers who undertook the large workout.
He additionally mentioned, “A gathering will quickly be convened of the entire 9 political events with an electoral presence within the state legislature and the info and figures can be shared with them.”
RJD president Lalu Prasad, who’s Kumar’s best friend in addition to the daddy of his deputy Tejashwi Yadav, additionally issued a commentary, pointing out that the workout will set the tone for “a national caste census which can be undertaken once we shape the following govt on the Centre”.
Each Prasad and Kumar have performed an instrumental position within the formation of the INDIA coalition, which affirmed its dedication to conserving a caste census at a gathering it held in Bengaluru lately.
Significantly, the survey used to be ordered ultimate yr after the Narendra Modi govt on the Centre made it transparent that it will no longer have the ability to adopt a headcount of castes as opposed to SCs and STs as a part of the census.
The ultimate time, a headcount of all castes used to be undertaken, used to be long ago in 1931.
The ones calling for a contemporary caste survey insist {that a} new estimate used to be required basically for the weaker sections of the society which, with stepped forward lifestyles expectancy within the post-Independence technology, should have observed a upward push of their percentage of the inhabitants.
The state cupboard gave its nod to carry a caste survey on June 2 ultimate yr when it additionally allotted an quantity of Rs 500 crore for the mammoth workout.
The survey in short bumped into tough climate when it used to be stayed via the Patna Top Courtroom which used to be listening to a host of petitions difficult the workout.
Alternatively, the closing date it then set, of February 2023, used to be overshot and the survey itself may just take off no quicker than January 7 this yr.
Leaders of the ruling Mahagathbandhan within the state had been alleging that the ones submitting petitions had been “BJP supporters”, a price denied via the saffron birthday celebration which underscores that it used to be within the govt when the cupboard nod used to be given for the survey.