New Delhi, June 16 -- Congress General Secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over "no mention" of caste census in the gazette notification for the population census by the Ministry of Home Affairs, asking, "Has the Prime Minister changed his mind?"

Jairam Ramesh also questioned the Union government over the budget allocation for the census, mentioning that it does not match the required amount.

"Today's gazette notification says only census will be done in late October of 2026 in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal and the rest of the country it will be done in March 2027. It does not talk of the word caste census. So my question is, has the Prime Minister changed his ...