Bihar: All Party Meeting decide to go in for caste count with state funding

Patna, June 01

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today declared that a caste-based census will be undertaken in Bihar after a consensus was reached among all parties, including the BJP, at an all party-meet chaired by him today.

Mr Kumar further added that all the parties including their ally BJP were on board. After the consensus was reached at the all-party meet, the proposal will now be sent for a cabinet nod.

Talking to reporters after all party meeting Nitish Kumar said in the meeting, we unanimously decided that a caste-based census will be done in a set time frame. Soon a cabinet decision will be taken and it will be available in the public domain.

Mr Kumar said the state government will bear the cost of caste census.