BIG UPDATE: Census 2027 Form Lists Caste Question Alongside SC, ST Details in 40-Point Schedule

The
gove me t
has
eleased
a
40-questio
schedule
fo
the
upcomi g
Ce sus,
with
caste- elated
i fo matio
i cluded
i
the
list.
The
developme t
is
sig ifica t
because
the
i clusio
of
caste
details
had
bee
a
majo
political
a d
policy
issue
su ou di g
the
ce sus
exe cise.
The
questio ai e
places
i fo matio
elated
to
Scheduled
Castes,
Scheduled
T ibes
a d
caste
at
umbe
10.
Othe
questio s
seek
details
i cludi g
the
ame
of
the
pe so ,
elatio ship
with
the
household
head,
sex,
date
of
bi th,
age,
ma ital
status,
age
at
ma iage,
spouse& squo;s
ame,
atio ality
a d
eligio .
The
Ce sus
exe cise
is
bei g
co ducted
i
phases.
The
fi st
phase
focuses
o
housi g
a d
household- elated
i fo matio ,
i cludi g
details
about
houses
a d
thei
co ditio .
The
seco d
phase
is
focused
o
i dividual-level
i fo matio
a d
i cludes
the
questio s
listed
i
the
ewly
eleased
schedule.
The
i clusio
of
caste
i
the
i dividual
questio ai e
p ovides
a
fo mal
f amewo k
fo
collecti g
caste- elated
i fo matio
du i g
the
ce sus.
It
comes
afte
epeated
dema ds
f om
oppositio
pa ties
a d
othe
political
g oups
fo
caste
e ume atio
to
be
i co po ated
i to
the
atio al
populatio
exe cise.
The
developme t
is
expected
to
ge e ate
e ewed
political
discussio ,
pa ticula ly
ove
how
caste
data
will
be
collected,
classified
a d
eve tually
used.
Questio s
su ou di g
p ivacy,
accu acy,
catego isatio
a d
the
publicatio
of
caste- elated
data
a e
also
likely
to
emai
pa t
of
the
wide
debate.
The
40-poi t
schedule
also
seeks
demog aphic
i fo matio
that
will
help
autho ities
build
a
detailed
pictu e
of
I dia’s
populatio .
Officials
a e
expected
to
use
the
i fo matio
gathe ed
du i g
the
ce sus
fo
pla i g,
admi ist atio
a d
policy
fo mulatio .
With
caste
explicitly
appea i g
i
the
questio ai e,
the
upcomi g
ce sus
is
set
to
become
a
closely
watched
exe cise.
Political
pa ties,
social
o ga isatio s
a d
esea che s
a e
likely
to
exami e
the
methodology
a d
eve tual
fi di gs
closely
o ce
the
e ume atio
p ocess
p og esses.

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