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OBC Census: Could Incentives Inflate Numbers?

COULD PERVERSE INCENTIVES LEAD TO INFLATED OBC NUMBERS IN CENSUS? Syllabus: GS-2: Vulnerable section of population. Welfare schemes Why in the News? India’s proposed caste census has revived debate over whether respondents could deliberately overstate OBC membership because caste data may influence reservation and welfare policies. The argument rests on perverse incentives, but the Census …

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