Central Government Asserts Exclusive Right to Conduct Census
The Central Government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying that according to the Census Act-1948, only the Central Government has the right to conduct the census, not the State Government.
Center’s Right to Conduct Census
The Center said that under Section-3 of the Act, the Center has got this right under the law, in which by issuing a notification on behalf of the Central Government, it is declared that the census is being conducted in the country and its grounds are also clarified. Are
No Authority to Take Census
In the affidavit, the Center said that no other authority or body has been empowered in the Constitution to take any step like census or census.
Steps Taken for Welfare of SC, ST, and OBC
The central government also told the Supreme Court that all necessary and appropriate steps are being taken by the government for the welfare of SC, ST and OBC, which are according to the constitution and law.
Census as a Legislative Process
Census is a legislative process, which is under the Census Act 1948 and the central government has the right to conduct it under order 69 in the 7th schedule of the central schedule.
- The Central Government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court asserting its exclusive right to conduct the census, according to the Census Act-1948.
- The Center stated that no other authority or body has the power to conduct the census, as specified in the Constitution.
- The government assured that it is taking necessary steps for the welfare of SC, ST, and OBC communities, in accordance with the constitution and law.
- Census is a legislative process governed by the Census Act 1948, and the central government has the authority to conduct it.
खबर हिंदी में भी समझिए
केंद्र सरकार ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट में एक अफिडेविट दाखिल की है जिसमें कहा गया है कि जनगणना अधिनियम-1948 के अनुसार केवल केंद्र सरकार को ही जनगणना का अधिकार है, न कि राज्य सरकार को।
केंद्र ने कहा है कि अधिनियम के धारा-3 के तहत, केंद्र को कानून के तहत यह अधिकार मिला है, जिसमें केंद्र सरकार की ओर से एक अधिसूचना जारी करके घोषित किया गया है कि देश में जनगणना की प्रक्रिया चल रही है और उसके आधार भी स्पष्ट किए जाते हैं।
अफिडेविट में केंद्र ने कहा है कि संविधान में कोई और संघटना या निकाय जैसे जनगणना या गणना के लिए कोई और अधिकारी नहीं है।
केंद्र सरकार ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट को यह भी बताया कि सरकार द्वारा एससी, एसटी और ओबीसी के कल्याण के लिए संविधान और कानून के अनुसार सभी आवश्यक और उचित कदम उठाए जा रहे हैं।
जनगणना एक विधायी प्रक्रिया है, जो जनगणना अधिनियम 1948 के तहत होती है और केंद्र सरकार को इसे आदेश 69 में केंद्रीय कार्यक्रम की 7वीं क्रमशः आयोजित करने का अधिकार है।
