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Caste remains a vital axis for political mobilisation in India. How would the caste census address the aspirations of people? Discuss.

  • UPSC 2025
  • 15 marks
  • Caste, Religion and Ethnicity in Indian Politics

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On 30 April 2025 the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs chose to enumerate caste across all communities in Census 2027, something no census has done since 1931. Parties have organised around caste since the first general election, yet caste policy has rested on estimates for nearly a century.

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  • Caste as an Axis of Mobilisation
  • How the Census Addresses Aspirations
  • Limits and Risks
  • Conclusion
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