Caste census: Constitution and power of states to hold such enumeration of the population
GS Paper 2: Syllabus: Important aspects of governance, issues related to the development of the social sector etc Context: Several parties have been pushing for a nationwide ‘caste census’ to enumerate the Socially Economically Backward Classes and OBCs. The caste-based parties argue that although the Mandal Commission estimated the OBC population at 52%, in …
