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BIPUL GUPTAAIR 103· 2025

Question Q.7ExamineGS2GS2

The Union Government has recently announced that caste enumeration will be part of the Census. Examine the opportunities and challenges associated with conducting a nationwide caste census and propose a framework for its seamless and effective conduct.

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The announcement of caste enumeration marked first caste census since 1931.

Opportunities in nationwide caste census:

1Tackle social disabilities at micro level
ST, pu a multidimensionally poor are from ST/SC (SMAPI-2021) sent
2Examine social-semantic diversity by poverty among rural/cities districts
3Informed election making on reservations (Triple test of Mandrina reservation case)

Issues around caste census:

1Is practical difficulties are to multiplicity of caste
SGCC-2011 failure
2Similar sounding names
Mixed-based caste

can be easily applied.

(D) Datler idea or sub-categorization of SC (Harinder Singh case)

leads Relevant 3-fold SC classification
5During out social picture of India more clearly.
6Evidence based policymaking
use data to identify PM-RATH villages.
7Tackle differential tribal community (caste-nomadic, nomadic, demofied etc)
[state commission]

Issues around caste census:

1is practical difficulties are to multiplicity of caste
SGCC-2011 failure
2Similar sounding names
Mixed based caste
3Preferable social divisions
Mala VI. Modiga output
4Indirectly full case based income
Batthya Nage case
5lead to politicization of caste.
6Against the goal of "caste-blind society" and "annihilation of caste" Ambedkar
7110 reservation 10% special national reservation
Nagpal care. Reservation should not be at cost of efficiency.
8Strengthen force for reservation quota debate

Way forward:

AI based cross referencing

anonymization of data
generational data release

This is crucial to resolve social justices about social place, and about justice

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Conclusion

This is crucial to resolve social justices about social place, and about justice

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Topper

BIPUL GUPTA

AIR 1032025

Subject & Paper

GS2GS2

Topic

Indian Constitution - Historical Underpinnings, Evolution, Features, Amendments, Significant Provisions and Basic Structure

Scheduled and Tribal Areas

Caste Census

Writing Stats

256

Total words

23

Paragraphs

13

Bullets

analytical

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