Jharkhand CM Champai Soren gives green light to caste-based probe: Official | Political News – Business Standard
The caste survey will be conducted on the pattern of neighboring Bihar, where data collection was carried out between January 7 and October 2 last year, he added | File image
Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren has given the go-ahead for a caste-based inquiry in the state on the lines of neighboring Bihar, a senior official said on Sunday.
The CM has directed the personnel department to prepare a draft (SoP for conducting the investigation) and submit it to the Cabinet for approval, he said.
If all goes as planned, the exercise will begin after the Lok Sabha elections, the official said.
Indicating the survey, the CM posted on
Vinay Kumar Choubey, principal secretary to the CM, told PTI, “The human resources department will prepare a standard operating procedure (SOP) to conduct the survey in Jharkhand. This will be submitted to the Cabinet for approval.”
The caste survey will be conducted on the pattern of neighboring Bihar, where data collection was carried out between January 7 and October 2 last year, he added.
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First print: February 18, 2024 | 1:01 PM IST