<p>Pune: Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said he welcomed the Union government's announcement of caste enumeration in the next census.</p>.<p>Pawar, who is also the district guardian minister, was speaking at the official Maharashtra Day event here.</p>.Rahul Gandhi welcomes govt's 'sudden' caste census decision, wants timeline for its implementation.<p>"Yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to conduct a caste census in the country. It is a welcome decision, and it will help all communities receive due justice. Several individuals, parties and organisations have been demanding a caste census for decades. The demand has been fulfilled by the Centre's visionary leadership," said the Nationalist Congress Party chief.</p>.<p>He also noted that this Maharashtra Day is special for the state as the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES 2025), a first-of-its-kind event, is being inaugurated by the prime minister in Mumbai. </p>
<p>Pune: Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said he welcomed the Union government's announcement of caste enumeration in the next census.</p>.<p>Pawar, who is also the district guardian minister, was speaking at the official Maharashtra Day event here.</p>.Rahul Gandhi welcomes govt's 'sudden' caste census decision, wants timeline for its implementation.<p>"Yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to conduct a caste census in the country. It is a welcome decision, and it will help all communities receive due justice. Several individuals, parties and organisations have been demanding a caste census for decades. The demand has been fulfilled by the Centre's visionary leadership," said the Nationalist Congress Party chief.</p>.<p>He also noted that this Maharashtra Day is special for the state as the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES 2025), a first-of-its-kind event, is being inaugurated by the prime minister in Mumbai. </p>