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Speaking for the bench, justice Khanna verbally remarked: "We cannot stop the state government or any government from taking a decision. That would be wrong. But if there is an issue regarding data, that will be considered. We are going to examine the other issue regarding the power of the state government to conduct this exercise".

India’s socio-economic caste census of 2011-12 can be used by policymakers to tackle caste disparity

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday said the ministry of social justice and empowerment has no plan to release data captured as part of the socio-economic caste census (SECC) conducted in 2011 “at this stage”. “The Union of India after independence, decided as a matter of policy not to enumerate caste-wise population other than SCs and STs,” junior home minister G Kishan Reddy said in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha. The SECC 2011 was conducted by the ministry of rural developme...

No proposal to release census 2011 caste data: MHA in Rajya Sabha ANI | Updated: Mar 10, 2021 15:17 IST New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday clarified on caste-related details received from Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. In a reply, the Union Home Ministry said that raw caste data has been provided to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJ...