To what extent can Socio-Economic-Caste Census (SECC) address the challenges in achieving equitable resource allocation and targeted welfare?

SECC is the important indicator for determining the distribution of social benefits and economic wealth in the society. Indian society is heavily influenced by the concept of caste, and caste has overarching effect on the every sphere of life like social, economic and political therefore, it is necessary that socio-economic and caste census is candid and its findings are used to achieve inclusive growth and welfare. Benefits of SECC (1) Determination of distribution of wealth along the caste lines. It can be used to identify the pattern and incidence of poverty on the caste lines. (2) Social progress indices like education and employment collected on the caste lines used to compare relative progress at castes (3) Targeted welfare can planning can be done based on SECC to improve the lives of most empowered section of society (4) Removing inequality based on the findings of the SECC by identifying the distribution of wealth and inequality in representation amout different castes (5) Increase efficiency of the governance by tailoring the planning and implementation of schemes of social justice and economic growth as per the caste formula.