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"World Bows Down...": Congress Poster Claims Credit For Centre's Caste Move
A day after the Centre announced that caste data would be recorded in the next Census, a poster outside the Congress headquarters in Delhi credits party leader Rahul Gandhi with pushing the Narendra Modi government into taking the decision.
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Centre's Caste Census Move In Interest Of 140 Crore Citizens: Yogi Adityanath
The Centre's decision to include caste-based data in the upcoming national census is "unprecedented" and in the interest of 140 crore citizens, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday.
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"Mere Announcement Not Enough": Mallikarjun Kharge To NDTV On Caste Census
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday welcomed the Centre's decision to include caste-based data in the upcoming national census but stressed that a mere announcement without any effort to initiate the exercise is not enough.
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Caste Data To Be Part Of Next Population Census: Centre's Big Announcement
Caste Census: Questions on caste - i.e., an enumeration of the various castes and sub-castes, and the number of people in each, across the country - will be part of the next census, expected to be held next year, the government said.
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In Budget Speech, Punjab Minister Announces First-Ever "Drug Census"
The 'drug census' will cover every household of Punjab and will collect data to understand the prevalence of drugs, usage of de-addiction centres, etc, Mr Cheema said.
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"Number In Sundarbans...": Bengal Minister Disputes Centre's Tiger Data
West Bengal Forest Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick on Monday said the central government's report putting the number of tigers in Sundarbans at 100 does not reflect reality, as the population of big cats there ought to be higher.
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No Cyber Attack On Census Data Centre: Government To Lok Sabha
A multi-layered security approach has been adopted for the safety of census data and there has been no cyber attack or data hacking incident in the system, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said Tuesday.
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No Plan To Release 2011 Caste Census Data: Centre In Lok Sabha
The government has no plans to release at this stage the caste data collected under the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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Census Data Can't Be Used To Prep National Register Of Citizens: Centre
Data from the census, whenever the exercise is carried out, cannot be used to prepare any other database including the National Register of Citizens, or NRC, the Home Ministry has said.
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Supreme Court Rejects Maharashtra's Plea For Centre's "Flawed" OBC Data
The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a Maharashtra government plea seeking a direction to the Centre to disclose to the state the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 raw caste data on Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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Maharashtra Must Approach Top Court For OBC Data From Centre: Congress
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole today said that the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in the state must appeal before the Supreme Court for directions to the Centre to provide census data of Other Backward Classes (OBC).
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Individual Data Not Used For Preparing NRC, Other Databases: Centre
The individual data is not used for the preparation of any other database, including the National Register of Citizens (NRC), and only the aggregated Census data at various administrative levels are released, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
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OBC Quota Issue: Maharashtra Assembly Passes Resolution To Seek 2011 Census Data From Centre
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution urging the Centre to provide the 2011 census data to enable the State Backward Class Commission to prepare an empirical data of the OBC population.
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7th Economic Census Expected To Be Completed By March 2020
"For the first time, the entire Census is being conducted on a digital platform with the use of an application that will ensure high accuracy and data security. In Delhi, the entire process will take around three months; enumerators will survey around 45 lakh establishments and households," Sadhu said, after flagging off the survey for Delhi.
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Census 2021 To Have A Count Of Other Backward Classes For The First Time
Seven years after the 2011 census, the centre is yet to release the results of its first caste-based count. Yet, for the next census, the Home Ministry has announced that for the first time it will collect data on Other Backwards Classes or OBCs. Home Ministry insiders say the move could be aimed at scoring a campaign point for the 2019 Lok Sabha e...
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"World Bows Down...": Congress Poster Claims Credit For Centre's Caste Move
A day after the Centre announced that caste data would be recorded in the next Census, a poster outside the Congress headquarters in Delhi credits party leader Rahul Gandhi with pushing the Narendra Modi government into taking the decision.
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Centre's Caste Census Move In Interest Of 140 Crore Citizens: Yogi Adityanath
The Centre's decision to include caste-based data in the upcoming national census is "unprecedented" and in the interest of 140 crore citizens, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday.
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"Mere Announcement Not Enough": Mallikarjun Kharge To NDTV On Caste Census
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday welcomed the Centre's decision to include caste-based data in the upcoming national census but stressed that a mere announcement without any effort to initiate the exercise is not enough.
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Caste Data To Be Part Of Next Population Census: Centre's Big Announcement
Caste Census: Questions on caste - i.e., an enumeration of the various castes and sub-castes, and the number of people in each, across the country - will be part of the next census, expected to be held next year, the government said.
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In Budget Speech, Punjab Minister Announces First-Ever "Drug Census"
The 'drug census' will cover every household of Punjab and will collect data to understand the prevalence of drugs, usage of de-addiction centres, etc, Mr Cheema said.
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"Number In Sundarbans...": Bengal Minister Disputes Centre's Tiger Data
West Bengal Forest Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick on Monday said the central government's report putting the number of tigers in Sundarbans at 100 does not reflect reality, as the population of big cats there ought to be higher.
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No Cyber Attack On Census Data Centre: Government To Lok Sabha
A multi-layered security approach has been adopted for the safety of census data and there has been no cyber attack or data hacking incident in the system, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said Tuesday.
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No Plan To Release 2011 Caste Census Data: Centre In Lok Sabha
The government has no plans to release at this stage the caste data collected under the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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Census Data Can't Be Used To Prep National Register Of Citizens: Centre
Data from the census, whenever the exercise is carried out, cannot be used to prepare any other database including the National Register of Citizens, or NRC, the Home Ministry has said.
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Supreme Court Rejects Maharashtra's Plea For Centre's "Flawed" OBC Data
The Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a Maharashtra government plea seeking a direction to the Centre to disclose to the state the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 raw caste data on Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
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Maharashtra Must Approach Top Court For OBC Data From Centre: Congress
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole today said that the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in the state must appeal before the Supreme Court for directions to the Centre to provide census data of Other Backward Classes (OBC).
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Individual Data Not Used For Preparing NRC, Other Databases: Centre
The individual data is not used for the preparation of any other database, including the National Register of Citizens (NRC), and only the aggregated Census data at various administrative levels are released, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
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OBC Quota Issue: Maharashtra Assembly Passes Resolution To Seek 2011 Census Data From Centre
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution urging the Centre to provide the 2011 census data to enable the State Backward Class Commission to prepare an empirical data of the OBC population.
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7th Economic Census Expected To Be Completed By March 2020
"For the first time, the entire Census is being conducted on a digital platform with the use of an application that will ensure high accuracy and data security. In Delhi, the entire process will take around three months; enumerators will survey around 45 lakh establishments and households," Sadhu said, after flagging off the survey for Delhi.
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Census 2021 To Have A Count Of Other Backward Classes For The First Time
Seven years after the 2011 census, the centre is yet to release the results of its first caste-based count. Yet, for the next census, the Home Ministry has announced that for the first time it will collect data on Other Backwards Classes or OBCs. Home Ministry insiders say the move could be aimed at scoring a campaign point for the 2019 Lok Sabha e...
