Caste Census in India

 

What is cast census in India?

Before we know about the cast census, need to know about the census. It is nothing but the count of population of a country. Systematically first nationwide synchronous census was conducted in 1872 by 4th viceroy of India Lord Mayo, but yet it was not fully synchronous census. Prior 1872 census was conducted but it was region basis in Dhaka (before Dacca) - 1830. Calcutta 1821, 1831, 1837, 1850, 1866. Bombay 1833, 1844, 1849, 1864, and Madras 1822, 1863, 1867.

Under British Rule, first all India census was conducted in 1881 by W.C.Plowden, cast enumeration also included, and it continued to 1931, it happens in every 10 year. After independence cast census was discontinued. In 2011 under UPA government, leadership of Manmohan Singh, cast enumeration held but data was not published.

In 2025 leadership of Narendra Modi, under BJP government, again cast census will be performed.

Advantages

1. It helps government authorities to create good policy.

2. To build residential shelter for those, who need it. It can be possible to base on the data, collected by  cast census and census.

3. Build School to provide education.

4. and provide food.

Dis-advantages

1. It can create uncertainty in social factor.

2. Can create inequality.

3. Make any rule, that can be good for specific cast, but not good for other cast.

Overall we can say, in every action there must be good and bad. But we must remember our responsibility to our society and act accordingly.