To Pass write Caste on answer sheet...?!?!?!

In new age India, students are expected to write caste on the answer sheet. How exciting is that? God.. i missed that chance when i was a kid. lolz
This, the authorities say is required by the authorities to asses how many people belonging to a caste have attended the exam and how much % of them has passed. I am not talking out of some weird dream which i had last night, follow this link to find it yourself.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bihar-distt-issues-controversial-circular-on-mentioning-caste-in-exams/articleshow/5719487.cms

Are we really going ahead as a nation? Why is it required to report based on caste, the attendance for an exam of class VIII? Are the officials going nuts with every passing day? I pity how the divide of caste is being planted in the kids. When will we see beyond all this? We talk of new age India, but the utter reality is we are no where near the so called 'new age'. Pretty sad to have started my day reading this article on TOI.

God save India.