Census will be conducted soon in the country, know what will be special this time

New Delhi : The government has started preparations for conducting the decennial census, but a decision has not yet been taken on including a column related to caste in this process. Sources gave this information on Sunday. A source said on the condition of anonymity that the decennial census will be conducted soon. In India, census is conducted every 10 years since 1881.

was postponed due to corona

The first phase of this decennial census was expected to begin on April 1, 2020, but had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The implementation of the Women’s Reservation Act passed by Parliament last year is also linked to the decennial census. The law reserving one-third of the seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies will come into effect after the process of delimitation begins on the basis of relevant data of the first census to be held after the enactment of this Act.

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No decision yet on caste census

When asked about the inclusion of a column on caste in the decennial census, the source said, “It is yet to be decided.” Political parties are strongly demanding a caste census. In the absence of new data, government agencies are still making policies and allocating subsidies based on the 2011 census data.

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More than 12 thousand crores spent

The household listing phase of the census and updating the National Population Register (NPR) was scheduled to be carried out across the country from April 1 to September 30, 2020, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The entire census and NPR process is likely to cost the government over Rs 12,000 crore, officials said.
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Digital census will be done for the first time

This will be the first digital census, through which citizens will get the opportunity to count themselves. For this, the Census Authority has prepared a self-enumeration portal, which has not been launched yet. Aadhar or mobile number will be collected compulsorily during self-enumeration.