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"Why is the non-biological PM continuing to hold the Census, that volition besides beryllium a caste count?" Ramesh said. (File photo)
The Congress connected Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi implicit the “delay” successful the Census and asserted that it is lone done a caste number that afloat and meaningful social, economic, and governmental justness tin beryllium ensured successful acquisition and employment.
Congress wide caput in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said that successful the midst of its governmental modulation and economical turmoil, Sri Lanka has conscionable announced that its latest Population and Housing Census – past done successful 2012 – volition statesman Monday.
“What astir India? The decennial Census was owed successful 2021. There is inactive nary motion of it happening,” Ramesh said successful a station connected X.
Over 10 crore Indians are being denied benefits nether the National Food Security Act, 2013 oregon the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana due to the fact that inactive the 2011 Census enumeration is being used, helium said.
And what astir integrating questions connected caste successful the census, arsenic is being demanded by Congress and each different governmental parties, helium asked.
“Detailed enumeration of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been taking spot each 10 years since 1951. What is present needed is simply a akin elaborate number of OBCs and different castes,” Ramesh said.
It is lone done a caste census that afloat and meaningful social, economic, and governmental justness tin beryllium ensured successful acquisition and employment, the Congress wide caput asserted.
“Why is the non-biological PM continuing to hold the Census, that volition besides beryllium a caste count?” Ramesh said.
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