In a significant development, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the next national census exercise will include a caste enumeration. This decision was made during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, as he informed the media on Wednesday.
"The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs has resolved to integrate caste enumeration into the upcoming census exercise," confirmed the Union Minister during a press briefing. This move is expected to have far-reaching implications on social and political analyses in the country.