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No Caste Based Census, Except SCs, STs Since Independence: Centre
The central government has not enumerated caste-wise population other than Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) since independence, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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No Plan For Caste Census, Decision A Matter Of Policy: Home Ministry
"The Government of India has not enumerated caste-wise population other than Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Census since independence," Minister of State Nityanand Rai stated in a written reply.
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"Caste Census Should Be Carried Across India," Says Bihar Chief Minister
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that hopefully there will be a consensus among all the political parties in the state on caste census and steps to conduct it will be figured out.
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"Why Run Away From A Caste Census?": Congress To Centre In Rajya Sabha
The Congress asked the government on Wednesday why was it "quiet" and "running away" from a caste-based census, which was mooted by a woman MP of the ruling BJP in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday and even by the chief ministers of Bihar and Odisha.
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Scheduled Castes, Tribes Notified Under 1950 Orders To Be Enumerated In Census 2021: Centre
The Census 2021 exercise, when carried out, will enumerate only those SCs and STs that were notified through the constitutional orders of 1950, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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Census 2021 Related Field Activities Postponed Due To Covid: Government
The field activities related to the census 2021 exercise in the country have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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Census 2021 Won't Include Caste Data Except For Dalits, Scheduled Tribes
Census 2021 won't involve caste-wise data on population, except for Dalits and Scheduled Tribes. The decision has been taken as a matter of policy, the Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Lok Sabha today.
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Top Court Agrees To Hear Plea For Caste-Wise 2021 Census For Backward Classes
The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking direction to the Centre for conducting a caste-wise 2021 census for backward classes for efficient allocation of budgetary resources and excluding the ''creamy layer'' and ''non backward class'' citizens from a particular caste.
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Home Ministry Gets Over Rs 1.66 Lakh Crore In Budget 2021
The Centre has allocated about Rs 1,66,547 crore to the Ministry of Home Affairs for the 2021-22 fiscal with a majority of the funds going to the police forces and a substantial amount for census related works.
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Rs 3,726 Crore Allocated For Digital Census In Budget: Nirmala Sitharaman
The government has allocated Rs 3,726 crore for forthcoming Census, which will be the first digital census, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday.
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First Phase Of Census 2021 Postponed Due To Covid Pandemic
The first phase of Census 2021 - which had been scheduled from April 1 to September 30 this year - has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Home Ministry informed the Parliament Wednesday
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National Population Register, First Phase Of Census Deferred: Officials
The exercise to update the National Population Register (NPR) and the first phase of the Census 2021 will not be held as scheduled due to the 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Tuesday.
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Census 2021, NPR Exercise To Begin From April 1
The Home Ministry on Thursday said preparations for Census 2021 and National Population Register updates are at peak and the exercise will begin from April 1.
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Census 2021 In Haryana From May, Citizens Need Not Show Any Documents
The first phase of Census 2021 in Haryana - houselisting operations and housing Census - will be conducted from May 1 to June 15 this year. Around 58,000 enumerators and supervisors would be deployed for canvassing data.
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"Giving Information Voluntary": Centre Clears Air On Population Register
Amid strong protests by opposition-ruled states, the centre today made it clear that the disclosure of information for the National Population Register (NPR) is not mandatory. "Disclosure of information for the NPR is voluntary only," Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy told reporters in North Block.
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No Caste Based Census, Except SCs, STs Since Independence: Centre
The central government has not enumerated caste-wise population other than Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) since independence, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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No Plan For Caste Census, Decision A Matter Of Policy: Home Ministry
"The Government of India has not enumerated caste-wise population other than Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Census since independence," Minister of State Nityanand Rai stated in a written reply.
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"Caste Census Should Be Carried Across India," Says Bihar Chief Minister
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that hopefully there will be a consensus among all the political parties in the state on caste census and steps to conduct it will be figured out.
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"Why Run Away From A Caste Census?": Congress To Centre In Rajya Sabha
The Congress asked the government on Wednesday why was it "quiet" and "running away" from a caste-based census, which was mooted by a woman MP of the ruling BJP in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday and even by the chief ministers of Bihar and Odisha.
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Scheduled Castes, Tribes Notified Under 1950 Orders To Be Enumerated In Census 2021: Centre
The Census 2021 exercise, when carried out, will enumerate only those SCs and STs that were notified through the constitutional orders of 1950, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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Census 2021 Related Field Activities Postponed Due To Covid: Government
The field activities related to the census 2021 exercise in the country have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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Census 2021 Won't Include Caste Data Except For Dalits, Scheduled Tribes
Census 2021 won't involve caste-wise data on population, except for Dalits and Scheduled Tribes. The decision has been taken as a matter of policy, the Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Lok Sabha today.
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Top Court Agrees To Hear Plea For Caste-Wise 2021 Census For Backward Classes
The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking direction to the Centre for conducting a caste-wise 2021 census for backward classes for efficient allocation of budgetary resources and excluding the ''creamy layer'' and ''non backward class'' citizens from a particular caste.
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Home Ministry Gets Over Rs 1.66 Lakh Crore In Budget 2021
The Centre has allocated about Rs 1,66,547 crore to the Ministry of Home Affairs for the 2021-22 fiscal with a majority of the funds going to the police forces and a substantial amount for census related works.
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Rs 3,726 Crore Allocated For Digital Census In Budget: Nirmala Sitharaman
The government has allocated Rs 3,726 crore for forthcoming Census, which will be the first digital census, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday.
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First Phase Of Census 2021 Postponed Due To Covid Pandemic
The first phase of Census 2021 - which had been scheduled from April 1 to September 30 this year - has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Home Ministry informed the Parliament Wednesday
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National Population Register, First Phase Of Census Deferred: Officials
The exercise to update the National Population Register (NPR) and the first phase of the Census 2021 will not be held as scheduled due to the 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Tuesday.
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Census 2021, NPR Exercise To Begin From April 1
The Home Ministry on Thursday said preparations for Census 2021 and National Population Register updates are at peak and the exercise will begin from April 1.
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Census 2021 In Haryana From May, Citizens Need Not Show Any Documents
The first phase of Census 2021 in Haryana - houselisting operations and housing Census - will be conducted from May 1 to June 15 this year. Around 58,000 enumerators and supervisors would be deployed for canvassing data.
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"Giving Information Voluntary": Centre Clears Air On Population Register
Amid strong protests by opposition-ruled states, the centre today made it clear that the disclosure of information for the National Population Register (NPR) is not mandatory. "Disclosure of information for the NPR is voluntary only," Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy told reporters in North Block.
