He stated that the Bihar government’s caste census demonstrates the significance of understanding the country’s caste statistics.

Other Backward Caste (OBC) and Extremely Backward Class (EBC) account for 63 percent of the state’s population, according to caste survey data released by the Bihar government. These figures have implications for the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for next year.

“According to the caste census of Bihar, 84% of the population is comprised of OBC, SC, and ST. Only 3 out of 90 Central Government secretaries are OBC, and they manage only 5% of India’s budget! Therefore, it is essential to understand India’s caste statistics. This is our vow,” Rahul Gandhi wrote on ‘X’ (previously Twitter).

Bihar’s chief minister, Nitish Kumar, congratulated the entire team engaged in the work of caste-based enumeration earlier in the day, stating that the survey not only disclosed the castes but also provided information about the economic status of each individual.

“Today, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the results of the caste-based census conducted in Bihar were released. Congratulations to everyone involved in the caste-based enumeration project!” Bihar CM posted on ‘X’.

“The caste-based enumeration proposal was approved unequivocally by the legislature. With the agreement of all nine parties in the Bihar Assembly, it was decided that the state government will conduct a caste-based census using its own funds, and the Council of Ministers gave its sanction on June 6, 2022. The state government conducted a caste-based census using its own funds,” he explained.

“Not only did the caste-based census reveal the castes, but it also disclosed the economic status of everyone. On the basis of this report, additional steps will be taken for the advancement and development of all divisions,” he added.

He added that shortly a meeting of the same nine parties of the Bihar Assembly will be convened to discuss the caste-based census conducted in Bihar, and they will be informed of the results.

At a press conference in the state’s capital, the results of a caste-based survey conducted in Bihar were made public.

“The extremely backward class is 36.01 percent, the general category is 15.52 percent, and the Other Backward Caste (OBC) is 27 percent,” Additional Chief Secretary Vivek Kumar Singh stated.

According to the data, 19.65 percent of the state’s population consists of Scheduled Castes and 1.68 percent consists of Scheduled Tribes.

According to the data, Hindus account for 81.99 percent of the population, Muslims for 17.7 percent, Christians for 0.05 percent, Sikhs for 0.01 percent, Buddhists for 0.08 percent, and other religions for 0.12 percent.

According to the data, the Yadavs, the OBC group to which Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav belongs, are the largest and make up 14.27% of the state’s population.

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According to the caste survey, the Kushwaha and Kurmi communities make up 4.27 and 2.87 percent of the population, respectively.

2.86 percent of the population are Bhumihars, 3.66 percent are Brahmins, 2.87 percent are Kurmis, and 3 percent are Musahars.

The total population of Bihar exceeds 13 billion.

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Hong Kong: China’s population fell by 850,000 last year, the first drop in six decades, signalling a long-term decline with enormous economic implications.
Demographic catastrophe facts are below.

ONE-CHILD POLICY

-From 1980 until 2015, China had a one-child policy due to government worries about the social and economic effects of fast population increase.

– Violators were penalised and forced to get abortions under the one-child policy. Due to historical and cultural preferences for boys, numerous gender selective abortions occurred.

-China claims the measure prevented 400 million births.

-From 2016, all married couples could have a second child.

-Beijing allowed three children in 2021.

INCENTIVES

The one-child policy, high schooling costs, and limited daycare choices have deterred many Chinese from having more than one child or any at all.

Since 2021, local governments have offered tax rebates, maternity leave, and housing assistance to increase births.

Beijing also prohibited private tutors from profiting from teaching essential subjects on weekends and holidays that year. Industry costs were outrageous.

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Other steps include:

-Last August, China’s National Health Commission asked central and provincial governments to enhance reproductive health spending and childcare services nationally.

– Last year, China’s state council announced new policies to support flexible working hours and work-from-home for parents.

-Last year, the State Council ordered local governments to give multi-child families larger public housing units.

-Shenzhen, in southern China, pays couples with three or more children an annual payment of over 6,000 yuan ($890) until the child turns three.

– Mothers with second or third children in Jinan, Shandong’s capital, receive 600 yuan per month until their children turn three.

Indian overtakes China in population count.. Now top of the list😌#India #China #Population pic.twitter.com/3mKwlU6Qs4

— Abdul Rahman Mashood (@abdulrahmanmash) January 18, 2023

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