Mainstream WeeklyThe forthcoming Census could be the first Digital Census in the history of India. For this monumental and milestone-marking task, I have allocated ₹ 3,768 crores in the year 2021-22. —Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister, February 1, 2021, Lok Sabha
The Census 2021 and the related field activities have been postponed until further orders. The forthcoming Census is to be the first digital Census and there is a provision for self-enumeration. Mobile Apps for collection of data and a (…)
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