Census 2027 will count caste – but the data it produces won’t be usable

Baudh, Sumit ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3761-1298 (2026) Census 2027 will count caste – but the data it produces won’t be usable. Scroll.in. SCSN Pvt Ltd., India. Available at: https://scroll.in/article/1094386/census-2027-will...

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Abstract

Those in the OBC and General categories will remain unseen, even though the caste census was revived specifically to make them visible.

Item Type:	Other Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Census 2027 \| Caste \| Other Backward Classes
Subjects:	Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Law and Legal Studies
Depositing User:	Mr. Syed Anas Ali
Date Deposited:	11 Sep 2026 09:42
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2026 09:42
Official URL:	https://scroll.in/article/1094386/census-2027-will...
URI:	https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/12538

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