Bihar caste census: After the release of the caste census report, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will hold the first cabinet meeting today i.e. on Tuesday. For this, Bihar CM requested all the nine parties of the state to participate in it (Nitish Kumar calls all-party meet today). He said the government will provide detailed information about the calculations behind the results and the economic status of the people surveyed.
According to media reports, CM Nitish Kumar said on Monday that after doing everything, the result came out. We have taken information about the financial condition of every family. We will present all the issues in front of everyone in the all-party meeting tomorrow. The government will take all necessary steps after taking everyone’s suggestions.
Bihar caste census report
Let us tell you that Bihar government has released the results of its caste-based survey on Monday. The census revealed that Other Backward Classes (OBCs) constitute 63 per cent of the state’s population. Also known as the Bihar caste-based enumeration, the census shows that the share of Scheduled Castes in the population of 13 crore is over 19 per cent, while Scheduled Tribes account for 1.68 per cent. The upper castes or ‘Savarna’ constitute 15.52 percent of the state’s population.
Patna High Court had imposed a ban.
The survey, which started in January this year, was put on hold for some time by the Patna High Court. For which BJP supporters were also accused. The leaders of the ruling grand alliance alleged that those who filed the petition were supporters of BJP.
State government will work for backward communities
Bihar CM said that based on the report the government will work for the benefit of backward communities in the state. Apart from this, he took a jibe at BJP and said what has BJP done for the backward community.
Lalu told historical moment
Nitish Kumar’s ally RJD chief Lalu Yadav said it was a “historic moment”. He has tweeted regarding this on his actor account. In which he said that despite many conspiracies of BJP and legal hurdles, the Bihar government was able to release the caste-based survey.
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