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1st ever OBC survey gets underway in Odisha
Context
The Odisha government began its first-ever survey of the social and educational conditions of people belonging to 208 backward castes.
About Population Census
- Population census is a Union subject.
- The Government of India has been conducting a decennial census continuously since 1951 as per the provisions of the Census Act, 1948.
- India’s decennial census was supposed to be conducted in 2021, however, it has been inordinately delayed.
- Due to this delay, states like Bihar and Odisha have stepped forward to carry out their own census exercises.
What is the Exact Population of the OBCs?
- When the Mandal Commission wrote its report in 1979-80, it relied on the 1931 census data to estimate the OBC population and came up with the number of 52%.
- That report itself is now more than four decades old but the magic number of 52%, which was a guesstimate based on the 1931 census, gets thrown around whenever the OBC population is discussed.
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