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Must ReadMaharashtra sets up seven-member panel to prepare Uniform Civil Code draft
The Maharashtra government has announced the formation of a seven-member committee, headed by retired Supreme Court Judge Ranjana Desai, to draft a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for the state. The committee is expected to submit its report within six months, with the government aiming to introduce legislation in the winter session.
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Must ReadCheckbox caste: On the counting of caste, Census 2027
The rehearsal for the second phase of the digital [Census 2027] is underway, featuring an 'open column' for respondents to state their caste, which has statutory backing unlike the [Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011] (SECC). The editorial argues against this open-ended methodology, citing the 2011 SECC's failure due to yielding over 46 lakh incoherent caste names, and advocates for a curated, pre-loaded list on enumerators' digital devices, similar to the 2022-23 [Bihar Caste Survey], to produce usable data for social justice initiatives.
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