Overview

• A 10-point directive issued late Sunday by officiating Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar implements the September 16 Allahabad High Court judgment against caste glorification and routine caste recording.
• Police must delete caste fields from FIRs, arrest and seizure memos, and station notice boards, with the CCTNS database to drop the caste field after coordination with the NCRB and staff told to leave it blank until updated.
• Identification formats will add the mother's name alongside the father's or husband's name, with caste entry allowed only where legally required, such as under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
• Vehicles displaying caste names or slogans will be challaned under the Central Motor Vehicles Act, while authorities are to remove caste-glorifying signboards and intensify monitoring for caste-hate content online.
• The Home Department and DGP have been tasked to draft SOPs and amend police manuals for enforcement, as opposition parties including the Samajwadi Party criticize the move for its political implications ahead of 2027.