Jharkhand Congress takes out protest march demanding separate OBC column in Census 2027

The Jharkhand Congress organized a protest march demanding a separate column for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the Census 2027 questionnaire. Led by state party chief Keshav Mahto Kamlesh, the march culminated in a delegation meeting Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar to submit a memorandum. The party emphasized the necessity of accurate OBC population data for effective policy formulation, social, economic, and political representation, and the implementation of welfare schemes. They highlighted that while columns exist for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), there is none for OBCs, who constitute a significant portion of the population. The article also mentions the ongoing phases of Census 2027 and new questions added to the enumeration exercise.