000			01388pab a2200193 454500
008			180718b1999 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100			_aSau, Ranjit
245			_aHuman development index in lieu of caste census 2001
260			_c1999
300			_ap.3607-615
362			_a18 Dec
520			_aThe proposed caste enumeration in the census of 2001 will have deep consequences. The matter should be analysed at two levels. In order to understand the reality we have to ascertain the origin, evolution, and efects of caste. And to change the system we have to devise a strategy. For redressing the caste bias, a caste census is not necessary. A village presumably represents a small number (maybe, two or three) of adjacent castes. Then, the Human Development Index (HDI), computed village by village, can mimic the caste profile of the population. Such an index can help development-planning to eradicate, first, caste bias and then caste itself. A village-level version of the HDI can be used for an indirect estimate of caste bias, making the proposed caste census of 2001 redundant. The census instead should collect data on health, education, and earnings of the people. - Reproduced
650			_aIndia - Census
650			_aCaste - India
650			_aHuman development - India
650			_aHuman development
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a43508
999			_c43508 _d43508