Caste census-based economic mapping will 'uproot' 50 pc reservation limit: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday underlined his partys resolve to conduct a caste census if voted to power asserting that based on this right step along with economic mapping the 50 per cent cap on reservation would be uprootedGandhi said the Congress slogan is count because that would be the first step towards justiceIn a post in Hindi on X the former Congress president said Have we ever wondered who is poor How many are there and in what condition Is it not necessary to count all thisThe caste survey conducted in Bihar revealed that 88 per cent of the poor population comes from Dalit tribal backward and minority communities Gandhi saidThe figures from Bihar are just a small glimpse of the real picture of the country we do not even have an idea in what condition the poor population of the country is living in he saidThat is why we are going to take two historic steps caste census economic mapping on the basis of which we will uproot the reservation limit of 50 per cent he saidThis step will XRay the country and provide correct reservations rights and share to everyone Gandhi saidThis will not only help in making the right policies and plans for the poor but will also help in rescuing them from the struggle of education earning medicines and connect them to the mainstream of development the Congress leader saidTherefore wake up and raise your voice caste census is your right and it will take you out of the darkness of difficulties towards the light he saidCongress general secretary incharge communications Jairam Ramesh said a comprehensive socioeconomic caste census will help the government to understand the various aspects related to the peopleThis will reveal the financial condition of every family as information related to property debt burden land and income will be available Ramesh saidThe existing caste structure of the country will be known It will be known which group is prosperous and which is struggling with deprivation he saidData on economic deprivation from the 2011 socioeconomic caste census have been used by the central and state governments for a number of purposes from identifying MNREGA beneficiaries to food security beneficiaries he saidThe socioeconomic caste census was a revolutionary step in governance as it allowed the government to abandon the old BPL metric in which the poor were identified with a single metric income without taking into account factors such as property debt and land he saidThe government may see similar improvements in governance by adding castebased data to publicly available information But it is a pity that the Modi government has refused to publish the caste data of the socioeconomic caste census Ramesh saidWithout knowing who actually the people of India are what their experiences are and what their circumstances are no government can take the country forward in the right direction he saidFor better governance and a more prosperous just and harmonious India a socioeconomic caste census is extremely essential Ramesh assertedWho pays the price of rapid development and who benefits from it these are the questions the Congress general secretary saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever