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100			_aKumar, Alok Prasanna _954832
245			_aThe Possibilities of the Caste Census
260			_aEconomic & Political Weekly
300			_a60(25), Jun 21, 2025: p.10-12
520			_aDiscussion 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 https://www.epw.in/journal/2025/25/law-and-society/possibilities-caste-census.html
650			_acensus, caste census in 2026, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, reservation _954820
773			_0Economic & Political Weekly
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