New Delhi, April 30 -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday welcomed the Union Cabinet's decision to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census, calling it a long-standing demand that will help design targeted development schemes and accelerate national progress.

Taking to X, CM Nitish Kumar said that the demand for a caste census had been raised long ago.

"The decision of the Central Government to conduct caste census is welcome. Our demand for conducting a caste census is old. It is a matter of great happiness that the Central Government has decided to conduct caste census. Conducting caste census will reveal the number of people of different classes, which will help in making plans for their upliftment and development...