Congress will conduct a nation-wide Socio-Economic and Caste Census to enumerate the castes and sub-castes and their socio-economic conditions.

LOKSABHA ELECTION-

1.Congress will conduct a nation-wide Socio-Economic
and Caste Census to enumerate the castes and
sub-castes and their socio-economic conditions.
Based on the data, we will strengthen the agenda for
affirmative action.
2. The Congress guarantees that it will pass a
constitutional amendment to raise the 50 per cent cap
on reservations for SC, ST and OBC.
3. The reservation of 10 per cent in jobs and educational
institutions for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)
will be implemented for all castes and communities
without discrimination.
4. We will fill all the backlog vacancies in posts reserved
for SC, ST and OBC within a period of one year.
5. Congress will abolish the contractualisation of
regular jobs in the government and public sector
enterprises and ensure regularisation of such
appointments.
6. We will enhance institutional credit to SC and ST for
home-building, starting businesses and purchasing
assets.
7. Congress will establish an authority to monitor the
distribution to the poor of government land and surplus
land under the land ceiling Acts.
8. The scope of the Public Procurement Policy will be
expanded to award more public works contracts to
contractors belonging to the SC and ST communities.
9. Funds for scholarships for OBC, SC and ST students
will be doubled, especially for higher education. We will
aid SC and ST students to study abroad; and will
double the number of scholarships for them to pursue
a Ph.D.
10. Congress will establish a network of residential
schools for the poor, especially SC and ST students,
and extend them to every block.