Tag: STs

  • No caste based totally census apart from SCs, STs since Independence: Centre

    Union Minister of State for House Nityanand Rai mentioned some political events and a couple of organisations have asked to gather caste main points within the imminent Census.

    NEW DELHI: The central govt has no longer enumerated caste-wise inhabitants instead of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) within the Census since independence, the Lok Sabha was once knowledgeable on Tuesday.

    Union Minister of State for House Nityanand Rai mentioned some political events and a couple of organisations have asked to gather caste main points within the imminent Census.

    He mentioned within the Census, the castes and tribes which can be particularly notified as Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) as consistent with the Charter (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, and the Charter (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, as amended every so often, are enumerated.

    “The federal government of India has no longer enumerated caste-wise inhabitants instead of SCs and STs in Census since independence,” he mentioned, replying to a written query.