Assam CM Welcomes Union Cabinet's Decision on Caste Enumeration in Census 2025

GUWAHATI: The Union Cabinet’s decision to include caste enumeration in the next census has been welcomed and accepted by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. ”We welcome #Census 2025, which will further strengthen the agenda of social justice and is a tribute to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, and several other greats,” the chief minister posted on X.

”The Modi government has always stood for the representation and rights of our backward communities,” CM Sarma stated. The Union government on Wednesday announced that caste enumeration would be included in the next census exercise in a “transparent” manner.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) attributed the decision to the government’s social justice agenda, but the opposition said its sustained pressure forced the administration to buckle on a sensitive topic that was a key issue of the 2024 general election campaign.

The government decision comes ahead of assembly elections in Bihar, where several parties, including some BJP allies, have been coming out in support of the caste census.

“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the cabinet committee of political affairs has decided that caste enumeration should be included with the forthcoming census,” the Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

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