THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Ranchi, March 24: In response to Congress MLA Pradip Yadav’s query in the Jharkhand Assembly, Transport, Revenue, and Land Reforms Minister Deepak Birua confirmed that the state government plans to conduct a caste-based survey in the next financial year.
He assured that the Personnel department has been appointed as the nodal agency for the survey. Birua emphasized the government’s commitment to the survey, revealing that the decision was made in February of the previous year.
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He stated that efforts would be made to carry out the survey during the upcoming fiscal year, following a similar approach used in Telangana and Bihar.
He further explained that the Personnel department had issued a notice on March 4 to hire an agency that would assess the required workforce, task levels, and financial aspects of the exercise. Birua also mentioned that he had been in discussions with several agencies, though the process would take some time.
With only a few days left in the current financial year, the minister assured that the survey would be conducted promptly in the next fiscal year. In addition, MLA Pradip Yadav requested the government to include a Sarna religious code in the survey to account for the population of Sarna followers.
