Edited by Deepali Verma
The Andhra Pradesh government is set to commence its comprehensive caste census on January 19 to enumerate all castes in the state.
The major goal of the YSRCP government has been the caste census and is keeping that enumeration under consideration to transform the living standards of people, as per the government sources.
Previously, Information and Public Relations (I & PR) Minister C Srinivasa Venugopala Krishna remarked that there has been no caste census in Bharat post independence but only a population census.
As part of the caste census, the state government elicited opinions from caste representatives across the state.
To ensure the smooth conduction of the caste census in a fair and comprehensive manner, the southern state wants to portray its enumeration exercise as a role model across the country.
Initially, the caste census was set to cover only the 139 Backward Classes (BC) communities but now its scope includes all castes in Andhra Pradesh.
As part of the census, the state government plans to extensively deploy the village secretariat system for the caste census, combined with the volunteer system.
