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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;The debate about whether the decennial Census should collect data on caste from individuals who fall into the administrative categories of &amp;lsquo;General&amp;rsquo; and &amp;lsquo;Other Backward Classes&amp;rsquo; (OBCs) has been argued by public intellectuals, politicians, and government administrators for decades. As the Census currently only collects data on &amp;lsquo;Scheduled Castes&amp;rsquo; (SCs) and &amp;lsquo;Scheduled Tribes&amp;rsquo; (STs), it fails to provide comprehensive data on India&amp;rsquo;s graded caste hierarchy. In the run-up to the 2011 Census, the political leadership agreed to include a full caste count in the Census. It later prevented a caste-wise enumeration in the Census. The suppression of caste-wise data took place then because of two interconnected dynamics which are likely to reoccur unless they are collectively challenged.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;First, caste elites generally believe that caste no longer matters in shaping opportunities and outcomes in the 21st century. This caste blindness, or castelessness, obscures caste privileges and conceals sources of multi-generational structural advantage. Many caste elites view the collection of caste data about anyone but the most disadvantaged as unnecessary and a misuse of public resources. This perspective both serves their own interests and ignores the relational nature of caste &amp;mdash; that is, the same societal institutions, systems, and cultural norms that have led to historic and ongoing subjugation of oppressed castes have simultaneously empowered others. To understand the full scope of disadvantage, we must also examine the full scope of privilege and advantage.&lt;/p&gt;

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<p style="text-align:justify"><em>Caste data will help us understand the contours of inequality and craft reasoned and inclusive policies</em></p>

<p style="text-align:justify">The debate about whether the decennial Census should collect data on caste from individuals who fall into the administrative categories of &lsquo;General&rsquo; and &lsquo;Other Backward Classes&rsquo; (OBCs) has been argued by public intellectuals, politicians, and government administrators for decades. As the Census currently only collects data on &lsquo;Scheduled Castes&rsquo; (SCs) and &lsquo;Scheduled Tribes&rsquo; (STs), it fails to provide comprehensive data on India&rsquo;s graded caste hierarchy. In the run-up to the 2011 Census, the political leadership agreed to include a full caste count in the Census. It later prevented a caste-wise enumeration in the Census. The suppression of caste-wise data took place then because of two interconnected dynamics which are likely to reoccur unless they are collectively challenged.</p>

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<p style="text-align:justify">Please <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/why-counting-caste-matters/article37292341.ece?homepage=true">click here</a> to read more.&nbsp;</p>
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Why counting caste matters -Kalaiyarasan A and Trina Vithayathil

-The Hindu Caste data will help us understand the contours of inequality and craft reasoned and inclusive policies The debate about whether the decennial Census should collect data on caste from individuals who fall into the administrative categories of ‘General’ and ‘Other Backward Classes’ (OBCs) has been argued by public intellectuals, politicians, and government administrators for decades. As the Census currently only collects data on ‘Scheduled Castes’ (SCs) and ‘Scheduled Tribes’ (STs), it fails to provide comprehensive data on India’s graded caste hierarchy. In the run-up to the 2011 Census, the political leadership agreed to include a full caste count in the Census. It later prevented a caste-wise enumeration in the Census. The suppression of caste-wise data took place then because of two interconnected dynamics which are likely to reoccur unless they are collectively challenged. The importance of caste data First, caste elites generally believe that caste no longer matters in shaping opportunities and outcomes in the 21st century. This caste blindness, or castelessness, obscures caste privileges and conceals sources of multi-generational structural advantage. Many caste elites view the collection of caste data about anyone but the most disadvantaged as unnecessary and a misuse of public resources. This perspective both serves their own interests and ignores the relational nature of caste — that is, the same societal institutions, systems, and cultural norms that have led to historic and ongoing subjugation of oppressed castes have simultaneously empowered others. To understand the full scope of disadvantage, we must also examine the full scope of privilege and advantage. Please click here to read more.