Hyderabad, 3 May (IANS). Telangana Chief Minister A.K. Revanth Reddy said on Friday that the Congress Working Committee (CWC) believes that the caste survey model of Telangana provides an effective and inclusive structure, which the Government of India should adopt for caste census across the country.
The Chief Minister, who attended the CWC meeting held in Delhi, posted on X that the meeting has been held at such a critical point in India’s history, when the country is facing many challenges.
From national security to social justice, changing world system and economic inequalities, India ranks at a delicate turn of history.
The post reads, “The Congress is ready and determined for the nation to come forward once again. Accepting that the pressure created by Rahul Gandhi has announced a caste census, we will fight to ensure that it is in the right feeling and correct way.”
He has said that in Telangana, the design of the caste survey was developed through a consultation and transparent process with active participation of civil society, social scientists and community leaders. Instead of having a regular bureaucracy practice, it was open to public input and investigation. The CWC vigorously urged the Central Government to adopt a similar approach for the National Caste Census.
He said, “I feel inspired after talking to the top leadership, (Congress President) Mallikarjun Kharge, (Congress Parliamentary Party leader) Sonia Gandhi and our top leaders,” he said, “he said.
Revanth Reddy on Thursday suggested the Center that the Telangana model should be followed for the caste census, in which a group of ministers and a specialist committee should be formed to study caste profiles in every state before caste census as part of general census.
He suggested that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi first visited the states and formed a group of ministers to build a consensus to take suggestions from the state government and all stakeholders. Subsequently, a committee of experts, including officials, should be constituted to work on the terms of reference for caste census.
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