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“The need of the hour is proper data on the backwardness of Muslims, including various castes/groups among Muslims.

Enumeration will begin on August 17 in Ladakh and the snow-bound regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, ahead of the nationwide exercise scheduled for February 2027.

Officials said the caste field will be an open column, allowing enumerators to record the caste or sub-caste exactly as declared by the respondent.

The decision to include caste enumeration was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on April 30 last year.

The group claimed “objectionable slogans” were raised and said the Ramlila stage, a cultural platform, should not host political events.

The smartphone generation is becoming increasingly politically visible, with concerns over jobs, exams, education and opportunities shaping political discourse. Parties across the spectrum are scrambl ...