Caste slurs in Census forms: SC Commission issues notice to Punjab Census office
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has issued a notice regarding the use of caste slurs in the Census 2027 forms for Punjab. The notice follows a complaint highlighting offensive terms listed as synonyms for Scheduled Caste communities. The Commission is investigating the matter and has requested a report from the Punjab government and Census officials within 15 days.
- ▪Census 2027 forms for Punjab include caste slurs as synonyms for Scheduled Caste names.
- ▪The National Commission for Scheduled Castes is investigating the issue based on a complaint from Hardeep Singh Gill.
- ▪The Commission has requested an action-taken report from the Punjab government and Census officials within 15 days.
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Noting that Census 2027 forms for Punjab list caste slurs as synonyms to the names of Scheduled Caste communities, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes has issued a notice to the Director of Census Operations in Punjab as well as the State government’s Social Justice Department as part of its investigation into the issue.The notice was based on a complaint from National Safai Karmachari Commission Vice-Chairperson Hardeep Singh Gill. The Union government’s self-enumeration website for Census 2027 lists offensive and insulting words for the Valmiki community in Punjab, Mr.
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