Caste census to be included in national census, announces Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Wednesday (April 30, 2025), said that the Union Cabinet has decided to include caste enumeration as part of the next census. He was briefing the media regarding decisions of the Union Cabinet.

“Under the leadership of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Cabinet Committee of Political Affairs has decided today (April 30, 2025) that caste enumeration should be included in the forthcoming Census. This demonstrates that our government is committed to the values and interests of our society and the country, like in the past, when our government had introduced 10% reservations for economically weaker sections of society.””

He also hit out at the Congress and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) parties for using the caste census as a political tool.