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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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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The state government released the results of the controversial Bihar caste survey on October 2, despite the heavy reluctance by the opposition parties.
The nitish kumar government in bihar on monday released findings of its much-awaited caste survey which revealed that obcs and ebcs constitute a whopping 63 per cent of the state’s total population. according to the data released here by development commissioner vivek singh, the state’s total population stood at a little over 13.07 crore, out of which the extremely backward classes (36 per cent) were the largest social segment followed by the other backward classes at 27.13 per cent. the survey also stated
According to experts, new data will prompt state to revise its existing reservation policy to increase the quota for Other Backward Classes