Govt sets up expert committee on caste census

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 10 2016 | 8:07 PM IST
An expert committee has been set up by the government to classify and categorise the caste names mentioned in Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC), Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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.

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First Published: Aug 10 2016 | 8:07 PM IST

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