The Hemant Soren government will conduct caste-tribe -based survey in Jharkhand in 2025-26.

This was made clear by the state Transport, Revenue and Land Reforms department minister Deepak Birua in reply to a question raised by Congress MLA Pradip Yadav in the Assembly today(March 24,2025).

Birua said the Personnel department has already been made a nodal agency to hold the task.

"The government is serious about holding the caste-based survey in the state. A decision in this regard was taken in February last year. We will make all our efforts to conduct the survey during the next financial year," Transport, Revenue and Land Reforms department minister said.

In his question the Congress MLA,Mr. Yadav had sought to know about the deadline to conduct the survey. He also asked the Government about the exercise done by the personnel department till now.

He said that few days are left before the end of the current financial year.

"I assure you that the Government will make all efforts to carry out the exercise in the next financial year on the pattern of Telangana and Bihar," he said.

Mr. Pradip urged the Government to include Sarna religious code to ascertain the population of Sarna followers.