Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday that the caste census will be incorporated into the national census. Addressing a press conference, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Vaishnaw, said that "Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) has decided today that caste enumeration should be included in the forthcoming census."
Vaishnaw further criticised the Congress party and stated that successive Congress governments have consistently opposed the caste census and have not conducted one since 1947. He also emphasised that a proper caste census must be included in the main national census, not conducted as a separate exercise.