New Delhi, April 30 -- Terming the Centre's announcement of a caste census a "historic and visionary decision," JD(S) leader and Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy said the "landmark step" will ensure authentic, scientific, and transparent caste data.

"A historic and visionary decision under the dynamic leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi avaru, caste enumeration will now be part of the upcoming national census for the first time since 1931," Kumaraswamy said in a post on X.

"This landmark step will ensure that India has authentic, scientific, and transparent caste data--moving away from politically motivated state-level surveys that often lacked credibility or uniformity," he added.

The Union Minister stated that with t...