Patna, June 09 (UNI) RJD on Monday asked the Narendra Modi government to make public the Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) data as soon as possible and wondered why the government was reluctant to release all related data, despite being available as the then Manmohan Singh government had conducted the exercise in 2011.
National Spokesman of RJD Manoj Jha told media persons here that the Manmohan Singh government had conducted Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) in 2011, but despite having all related data, Narendra Modi was not releasing the same. It was surprising that the Narendra Modi government was so reluctant in releasing the caste census data, he added.
" During the regime of Grand Alliance government in Bihar, report of caste survey conducted in the state, was placed in assembly and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had announced increasing the upper limit of reservation from 50 percent to 65 percent, besides 10 percent reservation for poor among upper castes " RJD leader said adding that with this decision, reservation was increased by 16 percent for backwards and deprived in Bihar.