SC to take Bihar caste census matter on October 6

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Bihar caste census matter on October 6. The petitioner's lawyer mentions before the top court that the Bihar Government has published caste survey data. Additional Chief Secretary of Bihar, Vivek Kumar Singh on Monday informed that the report of the caste-based census conducted in Bihar has been released.

"Backward class in Bihar is 27.13%. The extremely backward class is 36.01%, General category is 15.52%. The total population of Bihar is more than 13 crores,' Singh said.

It also revealed that Bihar’s population is overwhelmingly Hindu, with the majority community comprising 81.99 percent of the total population, followed by Muslims 17.70%. “Unreserved" category, which denotes the proverbial “upper castes" comprise 15.52 per cent of the total population," the data showed. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar noted that the proposal for caste-based enumeration was passed unanimously in the Legislature.

“It was decided with the consent of all the 9 parties of Bihar Assembly that the state government will conduct caste-based census from its own resources and its approval was given from the Council of Ministers on 02-06-2022. On this basis, the state government has conducted caste-based census from its own resources." He stated that the caste-based census not only revealed the castes but also gave information about the economic condition of everyone. The chief minister also stressed that further action will be taken for the development and upliftment of all sections.