1.24 lakh Kerala students refuse to disclose caste, religion
Replying to a query from a ruling CPI(M) MLA in Kerala Assembly, Education Minister C Raveendranath revealed that over 1.24 lakh students from Class 1-12 chose not to fill the religion and caste columns in their school admission forms. The data was collated from over 9,000 government and aided schools in the state, reports quoting education department officials said.