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[ZESTCaste] Caste census: GoM to hold crucial meeting on Thursday

 

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Caste census: GoM to hold crucial meeting on Thursday

2010-06-30 18:50:00

A Group of Ministers (GoM) formed to look into the possibilities of
including caste in the ongoing census is holding a crucial meeting on
Thursday.

The GoM headed by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is expected
to take an expeditious decision as the second part of the census
exercise is scheduled to begin in September.

Other members of the GoM are Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily,
Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal, New and Renewable
Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah, Urban Housing Development Minister S
Jaipal Reddy and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee.

A section of political leaders from all parties demanded that caste be
included in the census.

In May, the Union Cabinet formed the GoM on the issue after consensus
could not be reached.

The issue had figured prominently during the last Budget Session.

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, had assured Parliament that his
government would take the views expressed by the House into account
before deciding on the matter.

Inclusion of caste in the census was last done in the country in 1931.(ANI)

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