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New Delhi:The Congress in Rajasthan has announced that it will carry out a caste census in the state if it wins the upcoming assembly elections on 25 November...
The partys manifesto, released Tuesday, also promised a new recruitment scheme at the panchayat level, a Rs 2 lakh interest-free loan for farmers, and a minimum support price (MSP) based on the Swaminathan Commission report, which suggested ways to improve agriculture in India between 2004 and 2006...
We make promises which we can fulfil, said Congress President MallikarjunKhargeat the release of the manifesto in Jaipur...
Early last month, the Congress government in Rajasthan, led by Gehlot,had issued an order to conduct a caste survey days afterBiharbecame the first state in the country to complete one...
The order, which was issued by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment after the state Cabinets nod, said the government would conduct the survey with its own resources to collect information related to social, economic and educational status of its citizens...
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