Start Census immediately: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar urges!?
“We wanted to conduct caste-based census along with population census in the country. But the central government did not agree. So, we had to conduct our own caste-wise census.” nitish kumar also said. He said that caste-based census would benefit all sections of the society, adding that other social groups besides SCs and STs had been enumerated and information about their economic status had been collected. He said that majority of people shared their information without any hindrance. nitish kumar also pointed out that the information collected during the caste-based survey will help the government formulate policies and programs for the welfare of the economically backward sections.
Speaking about the reservation bill for women, bihar chief minister nitish kumar said, "It would be better if the proposals in the women's reservation bill are implemented in the country as soon as possible. I have always supported reservation for women. women should have strong representation. Our government has ensured adequate representation of women wherever possible." He said. He said that bihar is the first state in the country to have more representation for women. He also emphadata-sized that SCs, STs, OBCs and Economically backward classes (EBCs) should be given due representation.