New Delhi: Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government on Monday released the caste-based survey report. The report, giving a lowdown on caste break-up of the state, has set the stage for political bickering & face-off with Opposition parties including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
As per survey report, about 63% of the 13 crore population of the state form the Other Backward Class (OBC) while 16% account for General population.
The caste break-up shows 27% population as Backward Classes, 36% as Extremely Backward Classes, and 19% are Scheduled Castes.
The Survey report named Bihar Jaati Adharit Ganana was made public by the Bihar Chief Secretary.
बिहार में हुई जाति आधारित जनगणना की रिपोर्ट जारी हो गई है।
बिहार में पिछड़ा वर्ग 27.13%
अत्यंत पिछड़ा वर्ग 36.01%
अनुसूचित जाति 19.65%
अनुसूचित जनजाति 1.68%
सामान्य वर्ग 15.52%बिहार की कुल आबादी 13 करोड़ से अधिक है: विवेक कुमार सिंह, अपर मुख्य सचिव, बिहार#biharcensus… pic.twitter.com/LsY5oQjp64
— Ankit Kumar Avasthi (@kaankit) October 2, 2023
Caste break-up
As per the report, Bhumihars constitute 2.86% of population, Brahmins 3.66%, Kurmis 2.87% and Musahars & Yadavs at 3% & 14 per cent respectively.
The scheduled caste population in the state is more than 19% while the scheduled tribe makes for 1.68% of population. The Upper caste, also called ‘savarns’ stand little above 15% of population, 15.52% to be precise.
As per caste break-up, the backward class comprise 27% of state population while extremely backward class constitutes about 36%.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav welcome the release of caste-based census and said that this will pave the way for the upliftment of all classes.
बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार ने ट्वीट कर लिखा, “आज गांधी जयंती के शुभ अवसर पर बिहार में कराई गई जाति आधारित गणना के आंकड़े प्रकाशित कर दिए गए हैं। जाति आधारित गणना के कार्य में लगी हुई पूरी टीम को बहुत-बहुत बधाई!” pic.twitter.com/u2WXc2LTPq
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) October 2, 2023
“The data of the caste-based census conducted in Bihar has been published. Many congratulations to the entire team engaged in the work of caste-based enumeration, ” Nitish Kumar tweeted.
