Congress seeks all-party meet to get clarity on whether census would include enumeration of castes

The Congress on Monday sought an allparty meeting to get clarity on whether the next census would include a detailed enumeration of all castes and whether the census will be used for determining the strength of each state in the Lok SabhaCongress general secretary incharge communications Jairam Ramesh said the extension of the tenure of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner has been notified and it means that the longdelayed Census that was due in 2021 will finally be conducted soonBut there is still absolutely no clarity on two crucial issues Will this new Census include a detailed enumeration of ALL castes in the country in addition to that of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes that has been done in every Census since 1951 According to the Constitution of India such a Caste Census is the sole responsibility of the Union Government Ramesh said in a post on XWill this Census be used for determining the strength of each state in the Lok Sabha as provided for in Article 82 of the Constitution of India which says that the first Census taken after the year 2026 and the publication of its results will the basis of any such reconstitution Will this work to the disadvantage of states that have been pioneers in family planning the Congress leader saidIt would be most appropriate if an allparty meeting is held soon to get clarity on these two vital issues Ramesh assertedThe central deputation of Mritunjay Kumar Narayan currently serving as Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India has been extended till August 2026 paving the way for him to lead the team to carry out the muchdelayed decadal census of IndiaThe President is pleased to extend the central deputation tenure of Shri Mritunjay Kumar Narayan IAS UP1995 Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Ministry of Home Affairs beyond 06122024 for a period up to 04082026 or until further orders whichever is earlier The Headquarters of Shri Mritunjay Kumar Narayan IAS UP1995 will be New Delhi according to an official notificationNarayan is a 1995 batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre and is holding the key post under the Ministry of Home Affairs since 2020The house listing phase of the census and the exercise to update the National Population Register NPR were scheduled to be carried out across the country from April 1 to September 30 2020 but were postponed due to the COVID19 outbreakThe census operation continues to be on hold and the government has not yet announced the new scheduleThe government is expected to announce the schedule for the muchdelayed exercise soonThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever