New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) Amid demands for a caste based census, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured the Lok Sabha today that government would take a decision shortly in the matter.
"I am aware of the views of the members of Parliament belonging to all sections. I assure you that the Cabinet will take a decision shortly," Singh said in a brief statement.
The Prime Minister's statement mollified agitated opposition members who had forced adjournment of the House earlier after Home Minister P Chidambarm virtually ruled out inclusion of caste in the exercise.
The debate on the issue had seen members cutting across party lines favouring caste based census.
Replying to the debate, Chidambaram insisted that the main aim of the exercise was headcount and listed difficulties in including caste in the list.
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