Panchayat members to accompany caste census enumerators
August 8th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said Monday that the enumeration for socio-economic and caste census (SECC) 2011 has been made more open by inclusion of ... Read more...
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Counting India’s poor begins Wednesday
June 28th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) A nationwide census to identify Indians living below the poverty line (BPL) and help determine those eligible for social welfare schemes meant for the poor ... Read more...
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India to carry out caste, creed, poverty census together (Second Lead)
May 19th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Indian government Thursday approved the carrying out of a survey to identify the number of people living below poverty line, as well as ... Read more...
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Cabinet nod to simultaneous caste, religion, poverty census (Lead)
May 19th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The government Thursday approved a proposal to conduct a survey based on caste, religion and economic conditions that will help in identifying people living ... Read more...
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Cabinet nod to census on caste, religion and poverty
May 19th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The government Thursday approved a proposal to conduct a survey based on caste, religion and economic conditions that will help in identifying people living ... Read more...
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Census enumerators thrashed in Delhi
February 16th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Two teachers, who were conducting census survey, were allegedly beaten up by residents in a east Delhi locality Wednesday, police said.According to police, the incident took place ... Read more...
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Second phase of Census 2011 launched in Maharashtra
February 10th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) The second phase of India's population headcount began in Maharashtra Wednesday with enumerators recording information about the state's first citizen, Governor K. Sankaranarayanan.An enumerator filled the questionaire based ... Read more...
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NGO sensitises census enumerators on disability issue
January 15th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) In an effort to sensitise enumerators on the disability issue so that they ask the newly-included question in this regard "responsibly" and record the answer "faithfully", an ... Read more...
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Tripura census enumerators warned against negligence
May 30th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 30 (IANS) The Tripura census authority has warned population enumerators of stern disciplinary action in case they are found negligent, an official said Sunday.
"So far one enumerator has been suspended ... Read more...
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US Census Bureau: More than 100 census takers attacked this month
May 28th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) More than 100 census takers in the United States have been assaulted this month, according to the US Census Bureau. The actual figure of assault ... Read more...
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Caste census will further divide society: Murli Manohar
May 28th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Opposing the caste-based census, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi Friday said this would further divide Indian society.
"Personally, my view is caste-based census ... Read more...
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My caste is Indian, declares Amitabh
May 12th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) While the debate over caste census intensifies with most parties rooting for it, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan is clear where he stands on the controversial issue. If ... Read more...
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