Bihar Assembly Passes Resolution for Caste-based Census in 2021
With the Bihar Assembly passing this resolution, it becomes the first state in the country to favour a caste-based census.
File photo of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.
Patna: The Bihar Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution favouring a caste-based Census in 2021.
Speaker Vijay Kumar Choudhary made the announcement in the Assembly during the pre-lunch session.
Choudhary said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had made a proposal in the House on Tuesday for passing a resolution in this regard.
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