AIADMK supports caste based census

SHRI O.S. MANIAN (MAYILADUTHURAI)

Lok Sabha Speech on 6th may, 2010:

Thank you, Madam Chairman. The most important work on Census 2011 has started. In this census 35 questions or details are being asked. As far as possible, the number of details may be curtailed, but at the same time the most important ones should not be ignored.

At many places the stay of the head of the family or the person who leaves his native place to some other country, State or place, is only temporary. Most of them return back to their respective native places. Census for such people should not be left behind. Most of them return during their religious customary functions or other important functions. People at the Taluk level and Union level should take necessary steps to include these people in the census during this period. There should be no double entry as well.

The illiterate people are finding it very difficult to answer the queries asked by the census officials. Necessary arrangements may be made to depute officials who can take exact details from such people during the census.

The work of census for people living in coastal areas has been handed over to private companies and the same have already started the work. I humbly submit that the census may be done on the righteous path and submitted at the earliest.

The census should be a successful one. The main objective of the census is to find the exact details of the socially, economically and backward people so that they are uplifted.

The census is being taken once in ten years. The data which is taken during the census is being used by the Government as a parameter for the economic conditions and requirements of the people in order to introduce welfare schemes for their upliftment.

I would like to say that for getting admission of our children to school, the first question that the school authorities ask us is our caste. Even at the time of interview for employment the selection authority verifies the caste certificate. So, what is wrong in mentioning the caste?

Before concluding my speech, I, on behalf of the AIADMK Party support the caste-based census. Thank you.