(a) whether the Government proposes to conduct any caste based census in the country with a view to assess the total
population of castes including SC, ST, OBC, Christian and Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNT-NT-SNT) etc., in
the various States; and
(b) if so, the details and the time by which it is likely to be conducted?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI MANIKRAO H. GAVIT)
(a) & (b): The information on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been collected at each decennial census since
1951, for meeting the Constitutional requirements. The date on other religious communities has been collected at each
census, as the determination of SC status is contingent upon the religion being professed by the individuals. Since
post-independence period, no caste-based census of the population has been undertaken as per the decision of the Government
in 1951 and this has been the position so far.