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GoM to consider logistics of enumerating caste TNN, Jul 1, 2010, 01.41am IST NEW DELHI: The group of ministers set up to examine enumerating caste is expected to consider logistics and modalities of such an operation that was last conducted in 1932. The GoM will consider the process of enumeration as part of the ongoing national headcount. A caste census is clearly a done deal and the GoM is expected to now prepare a detailed proposal on its implementation. The census exercise will be confined to collection of responses from people and not deal with verification of claims. That may have to be dealt with at a later stage. The proposal will look at how the census form is to be altered for caste related entries and whether this should be limited to just an open question on the what-is-your-caste lines. The panel will also have to decide at what stage in the census process should caste be enumerated. This could be done at the biometric stage where the data will also be used to build the national population register linked to the unique identity number project.
