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SURABHI YADAVAIR 14· 2025

Question Q.17GS2GS2

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

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Caste census has been in demand for some time with states like Karnataka and Bihar seeking their own census through with some challenges. Opportunities with conducting Caste Census (1) Ensure targeted approach to ensure substantive equality (2) Better Public service Delivery ⊟ Social Mobility (3) Outcome based policy making can be considered ⊟ Reservation (4) Data driven policyensure sub-classification of SC (Supreme Court Judgement) (5) Ensure Bet Reduce Inequality
[Challenges associated with Caste Census] (1) Politicization of the Issue — Reduce Social cohesion. (2) Polarization of people based on Caste. B Azadh party based on Caste (3) Delimitation may take place coinciding caste equations ⊟ USA on Faced Voting Base (4) May still be filled with Issues. ⊟ 2011 Social Economic Caste Census (5) Caste as an identity being guess up by people⊟ Class 12 ISC topper game up surname. L Convict may reinforce Caste identity (6) Segregation among the people as US Vk debate ⊟ them ⊟ based on Reservation visibility already challenging in Society.
7Caste in a Social Issue nota legal Issue need societal change. Framework to make it seamless & Effective (1) Anonymous Reporting (2) Data compilation based on large area like state or nation rather bad their constituency. (3) Pre-researched Idea of How many castes & divisions along. (4) Freedom to people to report their caste or not → to ensure freedom. (5) Ensure that data need for policy making & not politicization. Caste is a sensitive Issue in India & thus Administration of caste by numbered should be the way forward for integrated country
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Caste is a sensitive Issue in India & thus Administration of caste by numbered should be the way forward for integrated country

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SURABHI YADAV

AIR 142025

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GS2GS2

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Salient Features of the Representation of People's Act

Electoral Reforms

Caste Census and Social Policy

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