Patna Nov 26 PTI National Commission for Backward Classes NCBC Chairman Dr Bhagwan Lal Sahni on Friday said caste-based census is a legitimate demand and it would help in making better policiesSahni said several organisations have met him with this demand and he has apprised the authorities concerned of the matterIt is for the government to act now he told reporters in PatnaCaste census will certainly help policymakers frame targeted welfare policies for backward castes I personally feel that if it is done it will be easy for the government to know how many people belong to which caste and what should be done for them Sahni saidIn caste-based census details of Other Backward Class OBC people will be taken besides those of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Several political parties have started demanding caste-wise enumeration of the countrys population Sahni saidA number of political parties have raised the demand for such a census ahead of assembly elections due next year in various states including Uttar Pradesh The only caste-based census in the country had been conducted way back in 1931 PTI PKD NN NN
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