Uttar Pradesh's census director announces caste enumeration will occur alongside the upcoming population census, ensuring comprehensive data collection.
Caste enumeration will be done along with census operations, the chief principal census officer in Uttar Pradesh said on Saturday (May 2, 2026).
Sheetal Verma, who is also the director of census operations in the State, was speaking to reporters in Lucknow.
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