Key Points
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar released a caste-based survey report on Monday, ahead of the Lok Sabha election in 2024..
Notably, the survey was ordered last year after the Narendra Modi government at the Centre made it clear that it would not be able to undertake a headcount of castes other than SCs and STs as part of the census..
On August 18, the top court observed that it could not restrain the Bihar government from publishing the cumulative data or findings of the caste survey unless there was a prima facie case to show the violation of any constitutional right or lack of competence on the part of the state government. ..
Despite many conspiracies of the BJP, legal hurdles and all the conspiracies, today, the Bihar government released the caste-based survey..
These figures will set an example for the country in making holistic planning for proper development and progress of the deprived, neglected and poor and in giving representation to marginalised groups in proportion to the population, Prasad, whose party is in alliance with the Nitish Kumar's JDU in Bihar, said.. ABOUT THE AUTHOR..
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