Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren has given the go-ahead for a caste-based survey in the state on the lines of neighbouring Bihar, a senior official said Sunday.
The Chief Minister has directed the personnel department to prepare a draft (SoP for conducting the survey) and place it before the cabinet for approval, he said.
If everything goes according to the plan, the exercise will begin after the Lok Sabha elections, the official said.
Indicating the survey, the Chief Minister posted on X, “Jiski Jitni Sankhya Bhari, Uski Utni Hissedari (Bigger the population, bigger the share). Jharkhand is ready.”
जिसकी जितनी संख्या भारी,
उसकी उतनी हिस्सेदारी।झारखंड है तैयार !! pic.twitter.com/FPnZui6W62
— Champai Soren (@ChampaiSoren) February 18, 2024
Vinay Kumar Choubey, principal secretary to the Chief Minister, told PTI, “The personnel department will prepare a standard operating procedure (SOP) to conduct the survey in Jharkhand. It will be placed before the cabinet for approval.”
The caste survey will be conducted on the pattern of neighbouring Bihar, where data collection was conducted between January 7 and October 2 last year, he added.
PTI