BiharCMNitish Kumar said his government was committed to conductcaste-based censusin the state, but he wanted to take Consent of all before taking a formal decision to begin thecaste-wise headcount.
He also hinted that the process for the caste-census in the state could begin after the end of the ongoing assembly polls in five states and the forthcoming Budget session in Bihar.
The CM also said that the caste census would enable the State Government to work for the development of various sections.
Responding to a query regarding the demand for inclusion of Bhojpuri language in the syllabus of primary Education in Bihar, the CM said the states education department would look into the issue. Bhojpuri is the language of not only Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, but it is spoken in many other areas. It has international importance. Whatever happened with Bhojpuri in Jharkhand recently, it was totally wrong, Nitish said.