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NDTV Explains: The Caste Census Roller Coaster In Indian Politics
Census, survey, or enumeration... whatever the suffix, for the first time since 1931 India will count the men, women, and children in each of the hundreds of castes and sub-castes that make up its complex socio-cultural fabric, the government said.
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Buying Book Not Enough, Have To Read It Too: Prashant Kishor On Caste Census
Election strategist-turned politician Prashant Kishor pointed out today that the caste census in itself is not a problem. Nor it is a promise that possession of data will immediately rectify social problems and bring equality.
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Bihar Assembly Passes Bill For 65% Caste Quota, Past Supreme Court Cap
The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65 per cent.
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"How Low Will They Stoop?" PM Slams Nitish Kumar For Controversial Comment
The BJP on Wednesday ripped into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - once its ally - for "vulgar" and "shameful" comments about the role of women's education in population control.
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"34% Earn Rs 6,000 Or Less": Bihar Survey Reveals Wealth, Education Data
The second tranche of data from the Bihar government's caste-based survey - and the full report on the economic condition of 215 Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes - was published Tuesday.
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Economic Data Collected During Caste Survey To Be Tabled In Bihar Assembly: Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar has said that details collected as part of the caste survey, including the economic condition of households, will be tabled before the state assembly.
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"Had Bihar Caste Survey Data Been Altered...": Tejashwi Yadav Hits Back At BJP
Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav slammed the leaders of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), in Opposition in the state, for criticising the caste survey and implying that the survey data was manipulated to suit his party.
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Supreme Court Won't Stop Bihar From Publishing Further Data On Caste Survey
The Supreme Court today refused to restrain the Bihar government from publishing further data from its caste survey, saying that it cannot stop the state from taking a policy decision.
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BJP Leader's Big Charge On Bihar Caste Survey. Tejashwi Yadav Reacts
Two days after the first instalment of data from the Bihar caste survey was released, the BJP kept up its insistence that there were errors, with party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad claiming that no one met him or his family to collect their information.
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Opinion: Caste Count A Turning Point In Indian Politics, Just Before 2024
The Bihar government's caste survey report, released on October 2, has opened the floodgates for caste reconfigurations and realignments in the country.
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"Socio-Economic Data Soon": Nitish Kumar At All-Party Meet After Caste Survey
At an all-party meeting called a day after results of the caste survey were released, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar promised to put the socio-economic data in the public domain as well, but did not specify a timeline for doing so.
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All-Party Meet Today To Discuss Bihar Caste Survey Data: 10 Points
A day after releasing data from a controversial caste-based survey in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting today to present the findings of the census report and deliberate on the next course of action.
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NDTV Explainer: With Eye On Polls, Breaking Down Bihar's Caste Survey
NDTV explains after the Bihar government released data from a caste-based survey that said nearly 63.1 per cent of the state's 13.1 crore population belong to backward classes and nearly 85 per cent belong to either OBCs, EBCs, SCs or STs.
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Bihar Caste Survey Results Out, Nitish Kumar Shares The Plan Ahead
The publication of Bihar's caste survey data this afternoon sparked sharp exchanges between the ruling coalition of Janata Dal United and Rashtriya Janata Dal, and the Opposition BJP
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Bihar Caste Survey: 27% Backward Classes, 36% Extremely Backward Classes
Bihar government on Monday released of data from a state-wide caste-based survey, which indicated that 36 per cent of the population are from Extremely Backward Classes, 27 per cent are from Backward Classes and 19 per cent are from Scheduled Castes.
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NDTV Explains: The Caste Census Roller Coaster In Indian Politics
Census, survey, or enumeration... whatever the suffix, for the first time since 1931 India will count the men, women, and children in each of the hundreds of castes and sub-castes that make up its complex socio-cultural fabric, the government said.
-
Buying Book Not Enough, Have To Read It Too: Prashant Kishor On Caste Census
Election strategist-turned politician Prashant Kishor pointed out today that the caste census in itself is not a problem. Nor it is a promise that possession of data will immediately rectify social problems and bring equality.
-
Bihar Assembly Passes Bill For 65% Caste Quota, Past Supreme Court Cap
The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to increase reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65 per cent.
-
"How Low Will They Stoop?" PM Slams Nitish Kumar For Controversial Comment
The BJP on Wednesday ripped into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - once its ally - for "vulgar" and "shameful" comments about the role of women's education in population control.
-
"34% Earn Rs 6,000 Or Less": Bihar Survey Reveals Wealth, Education Data
The second tranche of data from the Bihar government's caste-based survey - and the full report on the economic condition of 215 Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes - was published Tuesday.
-
Economic Data Collected During Caste Survey To Be Tabled In Bihar Assembly: Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar has said that details collected as part of the caste survey, including the economic condition of households, will be tabled before the state assembly.
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"Had Bihar Caste Survey Data Been Altered...": Tejashwi Yadav Hits Back At BJP
Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav slammed the leaders of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), in Opposition in the state, for criticising the caste survey and implying that the survey data was manipulated to suit his party.
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Supreme Court Won't Stop Bihar From Publishing Further Data On Caste Survey
The Supreme Court today refused to restrain the Bihar government from publishing further data from its caste survey, saying that it cannot stop the state from taking a policy decision.
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BJP Leader's Big Charge On Bihar Caste Survey. Tejashwi Yadav Reacts
Two days after the first instalment of data from the Bihar caste survey was released, the BJP kept up its insistence that there were errors, with party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad claiming that no one met him or his family to collect their information.
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Opinion: Caste Count A Turning Point In Indian Politics, Just Before 2024
The Bihar government's caste survey report, released on October 2, has opened the floodgates for caste reconfigurations and realignments in the country.
-
"Socio-Economic Data Soon": Nitish Kumar At All-Party Meet After Caste Survey
At an all-party meeting called a day after results of the caste survey were released, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar promised to put the socio-economic data in the public domain as well, but did not specify a timeline for doing so.
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All-Party Meet Today To Discuss Bihar Caste Survey Data: 10 Points
A day after releasing data from a controversial caste-based survey in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting today to present the findings of the census report and deliberate on the next course of action.
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NDTV Explainer: With Eye On Polls, Breaking Down Bihar's Caste Survey
NDTV explains after the Bihar government released data from a caste-based survey that said nearly 63.1 per cent of the state's 13.1 crore population belong to backward classes and nearly 85 per cent belong to either OBCs, EBCs, SCs or STs.
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Bihar Caste Survey Results Out, Nitish Kumar Shares The Plan Ahead
The publication of Bihar's caste survey data this afternoon sparked sharp exchanges between the ruling coalition of Janata Dal United and Rashtriya Janata Dal, and the Opposition BJP
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Bihar Caste Survey: 27% Backward Classes, 36% Extremely Backward Classes
Bihar government on Monday released of data from a state-wide caste-based survey, which indicated that 36 per cent of the population are from Extremely Backward Classes, 27 per cent are from Backward Classes and 19 per cent are from Scheduled Castes.
