Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding an up-to-date caste census.  Kharge  said, meaningful social justice and empowerment programmes are not complete in the absence of such a data.

Ih his letter, Kharge  also pointed out that the regular decennial census was to be carried out in 2021 but it has not yet been conducted. the contents of letters reads as follows: “I am writing to you to once again place on record the demand of the Indian National Congress for an up-to-date Caste Census.  “You are aware that for the first time the UPA Government conducted a Socio-Economic and Caste Census [SECC] during 2011-12 covering some 25 crore households

My colleagues and I have raised this demand earlier in both House of Parliament on a number of occasions as have leaders of many other Opposition parties,” the Congress chief said in his letter dated April 16.
For many reasons, however, the caste data could not get published even though Congress and other MPs demanded its release after your government came to power in May 2014,” Kharge wrote.

“In the absence of an updated Caste Census, I am afraid a reliable data base so very essential for meaningful social justice and empowerment programmes....We demand that it be done immediately and that a comprehensive Caste Census be made its integral part Kharge said.

Sharing  Kharge’s letter to the PM, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh tweeted, “Jitni aabadi, utna haq! Congress President kharge -ji has written to PM demanding that the decennial Census that should have been conducted in 2021 be done immediately, and a Caste Census be made its integral part. This will put social justice & empowerment on a firmer footing.”

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