After all, the census takes into account respective populations of minorities, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes every ten years," he had said before the HC stay on the exercise.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/setback-for-nitish-led-bihar-govt-as-patna-high-court-stays-much-hyped-caste-based-census-in-state

As reservation policies for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) were introduced and extended, the need for accurate data on these communities became essential.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/fpj-editorial-a-caste-bombshell-from-bihar

Empowerment of the Scheduled Castes was confined to rhetoric in the last four and a half years, the TDP leader said, adding that he had irrefutable evidence of the atrocities committed on Dalits during the YSRCP regime.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ysrcp-govt-is-anti-dalit-as-is-evident-from-the-ncrb-data-says-varla-ramaiah/article67625147.ece

However, there is growing consensus that special attention should be directed towards the economically deprived communities of the Scheduled Castes and tribal people, ensuring that reservation policies prioritise their upliftment and inclusion.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/weighing-in-on-a-caste-census/article67672058.ece

Sources said the issue of Scheduled Castes was flagged by some of the MPs at a meeting with senior administration officials at Port Blair.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/scs-were-never-counted-in-andaman-and-nicobar-now-a-parliamentary-committee-sits-up-and-takes-notice/article67647732.ece

The government, it is learnt, is of the view that no case is made out against Kataruchak either under The protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POSCO) Act or Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/bhagwant-mann-kataruchak-ncsc-8649821/