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The Caste System is not related to economic inequality in India.

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The above statement is false.
Caste is a significant contributor to economic inequality because it controls who has access to certain types of resources. For instance, only the so-called "twice-born" castes had access to education in the past, while the so-called "untouchable" castes were denied the opportunity even to possess the land. The consequences of centuries worth of accumulated advantages and disadvantages are still felt, even though this type of explicit and formalised inequality based on caste is now prohibited. Additionally, there has been a significant change in the link between caste and economic standing. In today's society, very wealthy and very impoverished people in every caste, low or high. Even twenty or thirty years ago, this was not the case.
The correct statement is caste inequality does play a significant role in economic inequality in India.

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