印度计划将种姓数据纳入人口普查,引发关于社会福利与分裂的辩论。 India plans to include caste data in its census, sparking debate over social benefits versus divisions.

印度计划在其即将进行的人口普查中纳入种姓数据,这一举动重新引发了对这是否有助于解决社会差距或加深分裂的辩论。 India plans to include caste data in its upcoming census, a move that reignites debate over whether this will help address social disparities or deepen divisions. 尽管自独立以来为消除种姓歧视作出了努力,但不同种姓之间仍然存在着巨大的财富、健康和教育差距。 Despite efforts to abolish caste discrimination since independence, significant wealth, health, and educational gaps still exist between different castes. 支持者认为,这些数据有助于为处境不利的群体争取更多的政府援助和资源,而批评者则担心这些数据可能固化社会分裂。 Supporters argue that the data could aid in securing more government aid and resources for disadvantaged groups, while critics fear it may entrench social divisions.