Thirumavalavan said on Twitter X about the demands made to Amit Shah regarding caste-wise census.
In it, “I made the following demands to Home Minister Amit Shah that a caste-wise census should be conducted in India.
India’s census, which is conducted once every ten years, has not been conducted since 2011. Postponed indefinitely by your government in 2021 due to corona period.
A caste-wise census should be conducted in India
I have submitted the following requests to Hon’ble Home Minister Amit Shah
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India’s census, which is conducted once every ten years, has not been conducted since 2011. Corona period… pic.twitter.com/2s1fWxdp2f— Thol. Thirumavalavan (@thirumaofficial) June 25, 2024
As the population census is not conducted, various other surveys are also not conducted. In particular, many important surveys such as consumption survey for goods and services and National Family Health Survey are not conducted.
Today I took charge as a Member of Parliament of the 18th Parliament.
Pledge adopted today in Parliament:
Elected as a member of the Lok Sabha #Tolkappian_Thirumavalavan I am a true believer in and attachment to the Constitution of India established by law… pic.twitter.com/N5KEFojC4P— Thol. Thirumavalavan (@thirumaofficial) June 25, 2024
As a result, many schemes including the Food Security Act, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme are being implemented as per the 2011 census.
State governments have not been able to properly allocate funds for development projects for SC/ST people. As caste-wise census is not conducted, the laws enacted by the state governments are also unable to be implemented. Therefore, I request that immediate action be taken to conduct a caste-wise census,” he said.
