New Delhi: India’s delayed population census process is likely to begin in September, Reuters reported quoting two persons aware of the matter.
With the last census being conducted in 2011, the decennial exercise was scheduled for 2021.
But several reasons, including the COVID-19 pandemic, pushed the process back.
Now, two government officials directly involved in the process have confirmed that it will take around 18 months to complete the comprehensive nationwide survey, with the results expected to around March 2026, according to Reuters.
It’s important that the census is done as soon as possible as currently most data sets rely on the outdated 2011 census, rendering many government schemes and policies less effective.
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation have been working on a detailed timeline for the census, according to the report. However, the nod from the Prime Minister’s Office is awaited.
Bhubaneswar: As the flood situation in Odisha remained grim amid inundation of many areas, the…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha University of Health Sciences (OUHS) on Thursday signed a number of memoranda…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking direction about lawyers…
Bhubaneswar: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has urged the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)…
New Delhi: The prospect of an all-out war with Iran intensified as Israel launched a major…
Bhubaneswar: As Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) completed 100 days after coming to power in Odisha,…
Mumbai: Remember Vijayta Pandit? Yes, the younger sister of Sulakshana Pandit who burst into Bollywood…
Bhubaneswar: As the alleged custodial assault of an Army officer and his fiancée at Bharatpur…