The collection of census (Janagana) which is held once every ten years in our country has been delayed this time. This Mahakratu to be held in 2021 will begin soon. Through the census, we know how much the population has grown in the country during that ten-year period, as well as many things like the ratio of women to men. Thus, the central and state governments will have flexibility on how and to what extent to implement social security and public welfare schemes. The delay in such beneficial census is due to global developments like the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. After that it was delayed further due to political reasons. Now the steps are being taken to cross over everything and collect census data. However, many political parties, including the main opposition Congress, are demanding that a caste census be conducted along with the census. Among them are some ruling coalition political parties like Janata Dal (United). In these circumstances, whether the Center will wave the green flag for caste census or not has become a topic of discussion.
