Kumar, Alok Prasanna  <br/><br/>
The Possibilities of the Caste Census 

 - Economic & Political Weekly 
 - 60(25), Jun 21, 2025: p.10-12 
<br/><br/> Discussion around the nationwide caste census in 2026 has focused largely on its potential impact on the reservation of government jobs and education. However, a caste census could have other ramifications from a constitutional perspective that have not yet been fully explored or understood—ranging from a change in the very conception of what the meaning of the phrase “socially and educationally backward” is to political representation among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. - Reproduced<br/><br/>https://www.epw.in/journal/2025/25/law-and-society/possibilities-caste-census.html 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>census, caste census in 2026, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, reservation