Census Of Backward Classes

Bengaluru, May 27 (IANS) Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday received the Social and Educational Survey Report, popularly known as the caste census, prepared by the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission at his office in Vidhana Soudha.

समाजवादी पार्टी ने पीडीए के सहारे लोकसभा चुनाव में बीजेपी को करारी मात दी थी. इससे उसके हौंसले बुलंद हैं. वह पीडीए के फार्मूले को आगे बढ़ा रही है. आइए जानते हैं कि सपा के पीडीए का कैसे मुकाबला कर रही है बीजेपी.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said there are many people from backward communities and classes who are yet to be brought into the mainstream, and pitched for a caste census in the country.

Attacking the Congress over its 'minority declaration' for the Telangana polls, the ruling BRS on Friday alleged that the proposal of Congress to conduct caste census and club minorities with backward classes would create a rift.

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.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Sunday that his government will officially accept the caste census report once the chairman of the Commission for Backward Classes presents it.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has sought to know why the BJP does not get "Backward Classes caste census" conducted if it was so concerned about the community.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said he has urged State Commission for Backward Classes chairperson K Jayaprakash to submit the caste census report and asserted that once that is done, his government will definitely publish the data.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said his party wants a census of the backward classes as it will provide precise data about their status, and help in devising measures for their welfare.

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.

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.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said if his party comes to power at the Centre, it would conduct a caste-based census to know the exact number of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) people in the country.

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) has endorsed party MP Rahul Gandhi's suggestion of increasing the quota limit for reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, sources said.

Siddaramaiah's appointment as Karnataka Chief Minister is expected to give a boost to the Congress as it prepares to take the BJP on the other backward classes (OBC) plank, demanding an OBC census and also increasing the reservation ceiling to 75.

The Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre and others on a plea seeking directions for a caste-based census for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the upcoming Census.

Bengaluru, May 27 (IANS) Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday received the Social and Educational Survey Report, popularly known as the caste census, prepared by the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission at his office in Vidhana Soudha.

समाजवादी पार्टी ने पीडीए के सहारे लोकसभा चुनाव में बीजेपी को करारी मात दी थी. इससे उसके हौंसले बुलंद हैं. वह पीडीए के फार्मूले को आगे बढ़ा रही है. आइए जानते हैं कि सपा के पीडीए का कैसे मुकाबला कर रही है बीजेपी.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said there are many people from backward communities and classes who are yet to be brought into the mainstream, and pitched for a caste census in the country.

Attacking the Congress over its 'minority declaration' for the Telangana polls, the ruling BRS on Friday alleged that the proposal of Congress to conduct caste census and club minorities with backward classes would create a rift.

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.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Sunday that his government will officially accept the caste census report once the chairman of the Commission for Backward Classes presents it.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has sought to know why the BJP does not get "Backward Classes caste census" conducted if it was so concerned about the community.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said he has urged State Commission for Backward Classes chairperson K Jayaprakash to submit the caste census report and asserted that once that is done, his government will definitely publish the data.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said his party wants a census of the backward classes as it will provide precise data about their status, and help in devising measures for their welfare.

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.

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.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said if his party comes to power at the Centre, it would conduct a caste-based census to know the exact number of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) people in the country.

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) has endorsed party MP Rahul Gandhi's suggestion of increasing the quota limit for reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, sources said.

Siddaramaiah's appointment as Karnataka Chief Minister is expected to give a boost to the Congress as it prepares to take the BJP on the other backward classes (OBC) plank, demanding an OBC census and also increasing the reservation ceiling to 75.

The Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre and others on a plea seeking directions for a caste-based census for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the upcoming Census.