TN Assembly adopts resolution to end Open‑Column Method in census
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AI-generated summary of the coverage listed below: The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the central government to abandon the “Open‑Column Method” used in the upcoming census for enumerating Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Other Backward Classes. The method allows respondents to self‑declare their caste, which enumerators record, instead of selecting from a pre‑defined list. The resolution, moved by Minister for Backward Classes Welfare V Sampathkumar, calls for official names of OBCs to be used, aiming to improve data accuracy and reduce ambiguity in caste classification.
Covered by 3 outlets across the spectrum: 33% left, 34% center, 33% right.
How each side framed it
T.N. Assembly unanimously adopts resolution urging Centre to do away with ‘Open-Column Method’ while enumerating BCs, MBCs, and DNCs
Census: TN adopts resolution to do away with ‘open-column method’
TN Assembly Passes Resolution Urging Centre to Ensure Official Names of OBCs in Census
Timeline
First reported by The Hindu on ; 3 articles from 3 outlets so far.
Who is covering this story
- Left-leaning (1): The Hindu
- Center (1): The New Indian Express
- Right-leaning (1): Deccan Chronicle
Sources
- T.N. Assembly unanimously adopts resolution urging Centre to do away with ‘Open-Column Method’ while enumerating BCs, MBCs, and DNCs — The Hindu (left-leaning) ·
- TN Assembly Passes Resolution Urging Centre to Ensure Official Names of OBCs in Census — Deccan Chronicle (right-leaning) ·
- Census: TN adopts resolution to do away with ‘open-column method’ — The New Indian Express (center) ·