The Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar on July 24 stated that the caste-based census must be done at least once. “We have already kept our thoughts about caste-based census in the House in Feb 2020 and 2021. Caste-based census must be done at least once. Through it, they can gain benefits from schemes. If we know the exact number, we can work towards their betterment,” Bihar CM told media persons.

Bihar CM’s statement comes after the Central Government decided not to hold old caste-based census except for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the population census 2021.