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A large number of people remain without identity documents - poor people especially. In order to include them, identity requirements for Aadhaar have been reduced, however biometric facilities have been provided to reduce or eliminated duplication, so while it may be possible to obtain the card under a false name, it is less likely to be able to obtain another Aadhaar card under a different ...
The Kori scheduled caste population in Uttar Pradesh at the 2011 census of India was 2,293,937. [3] The Kori's traditional caste councils, plans and implements welfare activities and also settles disputes. Imposition of cash fine is a form of punishment inflicted by the council. [4]
The Kisan are a Hindu caste found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. [1] They are also known as Kisan Mahur and Mahato. They have been granted Other Backward Class status.
The word dharkar comes from the Hindi words dhar, meaning rope, and kar, meaning manufacturer.This denotes their traditional occupation of rope-making.The Dharkar are found mainly in purvanchal district.
The first caste census was conducted in India in 1881. [35] [36] In January 2017, Central Government accepted recommendations to use Socio-Economic Caste Census, instead of poverty line, as the main instrument for identification of beneficiaries and transferring of funds for social schemes in rural areas. [37]
Following the analogy if the proverb, viz. ‘using the thorn to remove a thorn’, we held that the evils of caste could be removed by measures which could be considered in terms of caste alone. We have in our Report, given a list of backward classes and put a star (*) against those communities which are extremely backward and are leading a ...
This was witnessed in Ekwari, a village, in the Bhojpur district where Jagdish Mahto, a Koeri teacher, began leading the Maoists and organised the murders of upper caste landlords after he was beaten up by Bhumihars for supporting the Communist Party of India (CPI) in the 1967 elections to Bihar Legislative Assembly.