CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -"The exercise is basically ‘Jaati Aadharit Ganana’. People belonging to every religion and caste will be covered during the exercise. Proper training has been imparted to officials who are involved in the process of conducting the caste-based headcount", Kumar said. “Caste-based survey will start in Bihar from today.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Bihar government has begun caste surveys in different parts of the State today. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made it clear that only castes, not sub- castes along with economic status of each family will be cataloged.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first caste census was conducted in India in 1881. In January 2017, Central Government accepted recommendations to use Socio-Economic Caste Census, instead of poverty line, as the main instrument for identification of beneficiaries and transferring of funds for social schemes in rural areas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Caste Census is the caste-wise breakup of the Indian population that would include not only the scheduled castes (SC) or scheduled tribes (ST) but the other castes as well in number and percentage terms. The last census was performed by the British in the year 1931.