Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs decides to include caste enumeration in the upcoming Census
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, decided on 30 April 2025 to include caste enumeration in the upcoming Census.
Summary
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, decided on 30 April 2025 to include caste enumeration in the upcoming Census. The government's release noted that, under Article 246 of the Constitution, Census is a Union subject listed at entry 69 of the Union List in the Seventh Schedule, and that caste had been excluded from all Census operations conducted since Independence.
Key facts
- Date
- 30 April 2025
- Decision by
- Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by the PM
- Decision
- Caste enumeration in the upcoming Census
- Constitutional basis
- Art. 246; Census at entry 69, Union List, Seventh Schedule
- Past practice
- Caste excluded from Census operations since Independence
Practice MCQs 2 questions
As cited in the government's release of 30 April 2025, Census is listed at which entry of the Union List in the Seventh Schedule?
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Correct answer: B — Entry 69
Census is a Union subject listed at entry 69 of the Union List in the Seventh Schedule, as per Article 246.
Which body decided on 30 April 2025 to include caste enumeration in the upcoming Census?
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Correct answer: D — Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister, took the decision.