Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said the caste- related data, as enumerated in Socio Economic and Caste Census, has not yet been released.
"The government has decided to constitute an expert group under the chairmanship of Arvind Panagariya, Vice-chairman, NITI AAYOG to classify and categorise the caste names returned in SECC," he said replying to a written question by M. P. Veerendra Kumar.
The expert group will be serviced by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.