Congress govt issues order for caste survey in Rajasthan

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Jaipur, Ahead of the assembly polls in Rajasthan, the Congress government on Saturday night issued an order for the conduct of a caste survey in the state..

According to the order, issued by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment after the state cabinet's nod, the Rajasthan government will conduct the survey with its own resources for collecting information and figures related to social, economic and educational level of all its citizens...

Sharing a copy of the order for caste survey on its official 'X' account, the ruling party said, "The Congress government of Rajasthan will conduct a caste-based survey..

According to the official statement issued late night, determined for the all-round development of all sections, the Rajasthan government will conduct a caste-based survey with its own resources...

On October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar released the findings of its caste survey, which revealed that Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) constituted a whopping 63 per cent of the state's total population...

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