The Kerala government will shortly take a call on conducting a socio-economic caste census in the State for updating the list of Other Backward Classes even as it faces the prospect of contempt of court in the Supreme Court and the Kerala High Court for not initiating the process.
The government needs to take a policy decision on holding the SECC, State Backward Classes Minister K. Radhakrishnan said.
A decision will be taken shortly in consultation with the Chief Minister, he said. Regarding the court cases, the State will file affidavits seeking time since a decision on holding the SECC involves a policy decision of the government, Mr. Radhakrishnan said.
