Patna (Bihar): The caste-based survey’s first section begins in Bihar on January 7. Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav stated that “the enumeration exercise will give enable the government to scientifically carry out development work in the state for the benefit of the poor”.

The Deputy Chief Minister additionally hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for its “anti-poor” insurance policies and stated the opposition celebration didn’t need the survey to be performed.

The second section of the survey, more likely to be held from April 1 to April 30, will accumulate knowledge about folks of all castes, sub-castes, socioeconomic circumstances, and many others.

Across all 38 districts, caste-based headcount will be performed in two phases. In the first section, which will be over by January 21, the variety of all households in the state will be counted.

On June 2, 2022, the Bihar cupboard took the choice to caste census. The survey would cowl an estimated inhabitants of 12.70 crores in an estimated 2.58 crore households in 38 districts, which have 534 blocks and 261 city native our bodies.

The survey will be accomplished by May 31, 2023.

On January 6, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar stated that the authorities had skilled officers to hold out the caste-based census making an allowance for the sub-castes in the State and the monetary standing of the residents. He additionally said that the census can be helpful for the growth of the state and the nation.

During the ‘Samadhan Yatra’ in Sheohar District Nitish Kumar stated, “We have trained our officers to conduct a detailed caste census. This will benefit the development of the state and also the country,”.

Meanwhile, Nitish Kumar started Samadhan Yatra on January 5 to assessment the implementation of presidency schemes and maintain conferences with officers. He started the yatra from West Champaran’s Bettiah.