Bihar makes Caste Census Report Public
63 % are OBCs, Muslims make 17.70 %
Bihar Development Commissioner Vivek Kumar Singh published the much-awaited caste census details for the state of Bihar. Today is October 2nd, making it an important event.
According to the report, the population of Bihar is 130,725,310 people. 27% of the population belongs to the Other Backward Classes, 36% to the Extremely Backward Classes, 19% to the Scheduled Castes, and 17.70% to Muslims.
The release of this survey opens a new chapter in the ensuing debate of affirmative action, as the latest survey clearly demonstrates a disparity in the reservation percentage vis-a-vis population percentage. Currently, there is a reservation cap of 50%, which excludes the 10% EWS quota.
Also, religion-wise population data collated suggests that Muslims form a sizeable number, constituting 17.70% of the total population. As most Muslims have been included within the OBCs, they constitute approximately 28% of the overall 63.13% OBC population.
In a recent election rally in Sahajpur, Madhya Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi had claimed that only 3 of the 90 Chief Secretaries in the entire India are OBCs, i.e., less than 5%. With the release of this report, it can now well be anticipated that the slogan for the General Elections in 2024, “jiski jitni sankhya bhari, uski utni hissedari,” will be gaining full steam.
