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India has quotas that reserve government jobs and school admissions for people from lower castes, and counting these groups is seen by some as crucial to ensure political representation and the welfare of these groups.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
This census is also particularly controversial, including questions on respondents’ caste for the first time in nearly a century.