Don’t delay the census further
1 year, 10 months ago

Don’t delay the census further

Hindustan Times  

The government will make sure that India’s next census is smarter and more dynamic, Union home minister Amit Shah said while inaugurating the new office of the Registrar General of India. When read with the continuing uncertainty about the conduct of the 2021 census, the government’s latest comments about making the next census smarter, suggest a truncated understanding of the importance of the census. A lot of the information in the census is meant to capture the dynamics within the population: The share of rural and urban population, their occupational status in farm and non-farm and main and marginal work, migration and its longevity, mother tongue and other languages spoken, quality of household dwellings and assets are some such statistics. Previous census exercises have served as a treasure trove of information for both the government and academia by providing information, often at a granular level, on such issues.

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Congress slams government over census delay, under-utilisation of Home Ministry funds
1 week, 5 days ago

Congress slams government over census delay, under-utilisation of Home Ministry funds

The Hindu  

The Congress on Friday criticised the government for delayed implementation of the census and underutilisation of the Home Ministry's allocated budget during a discussion in the Rajya Sabha. Congress leader Ajay Maken, participating in the debate on the working of the Ministry of Home Affairs, pointed out that India's population has increased by approximately 25% since the last census in …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Take head count: Delay in Census will be costly
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Take head count: Delay in Census will be costly

Deccan Chronicle  

No country, including India, can do without the crucial Census data which provides the social and economic profile of the country. It is therefore surprising that there has not been much buzz around the need for the latest Census, which was due in 2021, and why it has not yet taken place. He felt that the controversy around delimitation and …

Amid a delay in holding Census, vital reports on births and deaths pending since 2020
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Amid a delay in holding Census, vital reports on births and deaths pending since 2020

The Hindu  

With the decadal Census exercise pending since 2021 and unlikely to be conducted this year, at least two other key reports on births and deaths in the country have not been released by the Union Home Ministry for the past five years. Editorial | ​No more delays: On holding the Census According to the 2020 Civil Registration System report, Vital …

TCA Anant: The budget represents a missed opportunity to strengthen Indian statistics
1 month, 4 weeks ago

TCA Anant: The budget represents a missed opportunity to strengthen Indian statistics

Live Mint  

The government has just presented the first full-year budget of its third term, marking a significant milestone in its economic agenda. On one hand, there is a neglect of traditional statistical activity, while on the other, it laudably recognizes the importance of anchoring policy to measurable indicators with the announcement of an ‘Investment Friendliness Index of States.’ The announcement of …

Census to get delayed beyond 2025? What Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2025 hints at
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2 months ago

Census to get delayed beyond 2025? What Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2025 hints at

Firstpost  

If budgetary proposals are anything to go by, the decadal census is unlikely to be carried out in 2025 as well with a meagre Rs 574.80 crore allocated for the exercise in the Budget presented on Saturday If budgetary proposals are anything to go by, the decadal census is unlikely to be carried out in 2025 as well with a …

Union Budget 2025: Census, NPR unlikely in 2025 too as only ₹574 crore allocated
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2 months ago

Union Budget 2025: Census, NPR unlikely in 2025 too as only ₹574 crore allocated

The Hindu  

If budgetary proposals are anything to go by, the decadal census is unlikely to be carried out in 2025 as well with a meagre ₹574.80 crore allocated for the exercise in the Budget presented on Saturday. Union Budget 2025 LIVE updates A meeting of the Union Cabinet on December 24, 2019, approved the proposal for conducting a census of India …

Caste census: Siddaramaiah says report likely to come up for discussion in next week’s Cabinet meet
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Caste census: Siddaramaiah says report likely to come up for discussion in next week’s Cabinet meet

The Hindu  

Clarifying that the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey will not be discussed in the Cabinet meeting this Thursday but will be taken up in next week’s meeting, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said there was a need for a discussion on the caste census report considering canards being spread about its content. The census report would be discussed and a suitable …

Siddaramaiah postpones Karnataka caste census report, initially set for tomorrow
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Siddaramaiah postpones Karnataka caste census report, initially set for tomorrow

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced a delay in the much-anticipated tabling of the Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, commonly referred to as the “caste census”. Following the delay in tabling the report, political leaders across the spectrum have voiced their opinions, with some, like Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, calling for a rejection of the findings, while others demand …

Caste census report will be discussed in Cabinet: Siddaramaiah
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Caste census report will be discussed in Cabinet: Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Amid opposition to the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey by Vokkaliga and Veerashaiva-Lingayat communities, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday reiterated that the report would be placed before the Cabinet for a decision to implement the survey recommendations even as Deputy Chief Minister D.K. A planned meeting on Sunday of the Vokkaliga community leaders to chalk out the community’s response to the …

Looking through the census prism
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Looking through the census prism

New Indian Express  

Misplaced debate However, some experts say the debate over regional imbalance is completely misplaced. Caste census Since 1951, when the first census of Independent India was conducted, only the number of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been counted, not of all castes. Ever since, the Congress-led INDIA bloc intensified the call for a national caste census, though the grand …

Census in India: A Controversial Timeline
5 months ago

Census in India: A Controversial Timeline

Hindustan Times  

India is finally set to begin the long-awaited 2021 Census process, with the process expected to be completed by 2026. The census will provide valuable data about social and economic indicators, including the head count, and is crucial for designing other surveys and data sets. However, the census is likely to be controversial due to the inclusion of other caste …

Congress Raises Concerns Over Proposed 2025 Census in India
5 months ago

Congress Raises Concerns Over Proposed 2025 Census in India

ABP News  

The article discusses the challenges that the Indian government may face in conducting the Census 2025 due to opposition from political parties. The government plans to conduct the census every ten years, but recent reports suggest that it may be conducted next year. The Congress has raised questions about a caste-based census and delimitation, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) …

‘Very soon’: Amit Shah on announcement of census
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Very soon’: Amit Shah on announcement of census

Live Mint  

Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the government will "very soon" make an announcement for carrying out the census in the country. "We will announce it very soon," Shah said in response to a question on conducting the decadal census of the Indian population which has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We will make all the …

Caste census on cards? Govt plans to include caste column in next census, says report
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Caste census on cards? Govt plans to include caste column in next census, says report

Live Mint  

The government may add a caste column to the upcoming census, India Today reported on Monday, September 16. That is why we have raised the demand for a caste census,” Mint reported on August 25, quoting Rahul Gandhi at the 'Samvidhan Samman Sammelan' in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. “Just as the Constitution guided us towards social justice, a comprehensive socio-economic Caste …

Census likely to begin soon, no caste column decision so far
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Census likely to begin soon, no caste column decision so far

Hindustan Times  

The process of conducting the decadal census will be underway soon but no decision has been taken yet on including a separate column on caste in the enumeration exercise, people aware of the details said on Sunday. The decadal census was expected to begin in 2020 but has been delayed --- at first due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to …

'Such clarity on census delayed for over three years': Congress on Amit Shah
7 months, 1 week ago

'Such clarity on census delayed for over three years': Congress on Amit Shah

The Hindu  

The Congress on Sunday took a swipe at Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks that an announcement on a census would be made once it was finalised, saying "such clarity on a census that has already been delayed for over three years". The Opposition party's remarks came a day after Mr. Shah said the decadal census exercise would be …

Census, NPR unlikely in 2024 too as only ₹1,309.46 crore allocated in Budget
8 months, 1 week ago

Census, NPR unlikely in 2024 too as only ₹1,309.46 crore allocated in Budget

Hindustan Times  

The Budget 2024-25 on Tuesday allocated ₹1,309.46 crore for census, a significant reduction from 2021-22 when ₹3,768 crore was allocated for the decadal exercise, an indication that it may not be carried out even after a significant delay. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman A meeting of the Union cabinet on December 24, 2019 had approved the proposal for conducting census …

India among a select few countries that have not conducted the Census | Data
9 months, 1 week ago

India among a select few countries that have not conducted the Census | Data

The Hindu  

The last census conducted in India was in 2011 and the decennial counting measure has been postponed indefinitely since 2021. Census numbers play a vital role in identifying beneficiaries for a myriad welfare schemes which could include specific ones such as building schools for tribal children to the large Public Distribution System. But India stands only among a select few …

2021 census delayed as BJP-led government wants to end SC/ST reservation, alleges Congress
11 months, 1 week ago

2021 census delayed as BJP-led government wants to end SC/ST reservation, alleges Congress

The Hindu  

The 2021 census has been indefinitely delayed to end reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the Congress alleged on April 25, stepping up its attack on the BJP-led government over the issue of caste enumeration. Why was it not carried out in 2022, in 2023, or being done in 2024?” ‘False statements’ The Congress’ charge came on a day …

India Plans Economic Data Improvements, New Population Census
1 year ago

India Plans Economic Data Improvements, New Population Census

Hindustan Times  

Sign up for the India Edition newsletter by Menaka Doshi – an insider's guide to the emerging economic powerhouse, and the billionaires and businesses behind its rise, delivered weekly. HT Image India’s government is planning a number of steps to improve the quality of its economic data, including kicking off a long-delayed population census, according to people familiar with the …

The Next Census is Nowhere in Sight and the Delay is Costing More and More
1 year, 2 months ago

The Next Census is Nowhere in Sight and the Delay is Costing More and More

The Quint  

On 16 September 2020, the Minister of State of Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, informed the Parliament that the 2021 census and its related field activities were postponed “until further orders” due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The census operations usually begin three months following the freezing of administrative boundaries. On December 30, 2023, the Additional Registrar General of …

‘PM Modi will keep distracting in coming times’: Rahul Gandhi on caste census
1 year, 5 months ago

‘PM Modi will keep distracting in coming times’: Rahul Gandhi on caste census

Live Mint  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi came down heavily on PM Narendra Modi for not carrying out a caste census in the country, saying the decision to conduct a caste census was not political but based on justice. Rahul Gandhi also said that PM Narendra Modi was “incapable” and was employing distraction tactics to avoid the survey, saying hewould bring many distractions …

Census Bureau valiantly conducted 2020 census, but privacy method degraded quality, report says
1 year, 5 months ago

Census Bureau valiantly conducted 2020 census, but privacy method degraded quality, report says

Associated Press  

The U.S. Census Bureau’s career staffers valiantly conducted the 2020 census under unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, but new privacy protocols meant to protect the confidentiality of participants degraded the resulting data, according to a report released Tuesday. Key innovations such as encouraging most participants to fill out the census questionnaire online and permitting the use of administrative records …

Karnataka’s caste census too will be released ‘when time comes’: Ministers
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka’s caste census too will be released ‘when time comes’: Ministers

The Hindu  

Welcoming the release of the findings of the caste survey by the Bihar government, Minister for Backward Classes Shivaraj Tangadagi and Minister for Social Welfare H.C. Mahadevappa said the caste census conducted in Karnataka too will be released at an appropriate time. Fielding reporters queries in Mysuru on Tuesday, Mr. Tangadagi said a survey had been carried out to gather …

The growing racial gap in U.S. census results is raising an expert panel's concerns
1 year, 6 months ago

The growing racial gap in U.S. census results is raising an expert panel's concerns

NPR  

The growing racial gap in U.S. census results is raising an expert panel's concerns Enlarge this image toggle caption Brian Snyder/Reuters Brian Snyder/Reuters The widening racial and ethnic gaps in how accurately different populations are counted in the U.S. census threatens the equitable distribution of political representation and federal funding, warns a new report by an expert panel who reviewed …

DC Edit | Go ahead with caste census
1 year, 6 months ago

DC Edit | Go ahead with caste census

Deccan Chronicle  

There seems to be a bit of a political fault line, which might well go on to become a major electoral issue between the ruling BJP and the Opposition INDIA alliance led by the Congress but is something on which all political sides can easily work out a consensus and it is the matter of conducting caste-based census. The next …

Govt Awaits Covid to Go Away Completely to Conduct Census Before Implementing Women Reservation Bill
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt Awaits Covid to Go Away Completely to Conduct Census Before Implementing Women Reservation Bill

News 18  

While the women reservation bill was tabled in the Lok Sabha recently, it will not be implemented in the next general elections. Due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the Census 2021 and the related field activities have been postponed,” the Union home ministry said in Parliament on July 26. Why is census important for the women reservation bill to …

Patralekha Chatterjee | Delay over Census hurting the way India is governed
1 year, 8 months ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | Delay over Census hurting the way India is governed

Deccan Chronicle  

We are past the halfway mark in 2023. Ramesh, a physician, and a former national and international civil servant, puts it: “The population census is an important apolitical, anonymous, value-neutral data management exercise.” It is a large-scale population survey, down to the village level, and gathers detailed information about the population, demographics, and socio-economic characteristics of the country. “Contemporary census …

With new date to fix boundaries, Census unlikely before 2024 Lok Sabha polls
1 year, 9 months ago

With new date to fix boundaries, Census unlikely before 2024 Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

The deadline to freeze the administrative boundaries of districts, tehsils and towns, among others, has been extended till December 31, ruling out the Census exercise before the 2024 General Elections. The office of the Registrar General of India issued an order last week, stating the date of freezing of boundaries for the ensuing Census has been extended and will now …

Census unlikely before 2024 Lok Sabha polls; All you need to know from schedule to questions
1 year, 10 months ago

Census unlikely before 2024 Lok Sabha polls; All you need to know from schedule to questions

India TV News  

Decadal Census : The decadal Census which was postponed for an indefinite period due to the COVID-19 outbreak, is unlikely to be held before the next Lok Sabha elections that are due in April-May 2024. The citizens will also be asked about the predominant material of floor, wall and roof of the Census house, its condition, total number of persons …

Hi-tech Headcount: Say Bye to Babus as You Can Fill The Next Census Form Online at Home
1 year, 10 months ago

Hi-tech Headcount: Say Bye to Babus as You Can Fill The Next Census Form Online at Home

News 18  

When the next census is conducted in India, you would be able to fill in the questionnaire over the internet from home on a portal and the enumerators will be able to digitally transmit it to the Office of Registrar General of India from their mobiles. Details available with News18 indicate that this will truly be India’s first ‘digital census’ …

Update NPR to enumerate self during next Census
1 year, 10 months ago

Update NPR to enumerate self during next Census

The Hindu  

If citizens want to exercise the right to fill the Census form on their own rather than through government enumerators, they will have to first update their National Population Register details online. “During self-enumeration in NPR, Aadhaar / mobile number is mandatorily collected,” the report which contains the details of Census exercises held since 1981 said. The portal accessible to …

The caste imperative: The Hindu Editorial on the subject of an updated caste census
1 year, 11 months ago

The caste imperative: The Hindu Editorial on the subject of an updated caste census

The Hindu  

With the Congress party joining the chorus for an updated caste census, there seems to be an emerging consensus among the political opposition on the need for this exercise. While the parties committed to reservations in the northern belt — the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal in particular — have made this demand as a reaction to the …

Why is the government delaying Census 2021?
2 years, 2 months ago

Why is the government delaying Census 2021?

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 26, 2023 10:35 IST From the first synchronous census in 1881, the decadal census exercise has never been delayed or postponed. In April 2019, ORGI announced that for the first time in the 140-year-old history of the census, data would be collected using “not only paper and pen” but also mobile devices. In March 2022, another gazette …

Time to count: On government’s delay in conducting census
2 years, 2 months ago

Time to count: On government’s delay in conducting census

The Hindu  

The importance of the decennially conducted Census cannot be overstated. As it tallies data on several features of the Indian population, such as basic demography, literacy levels, caste status, educational levels, spoken languages, religion, marital status, occupation, and migration status among others, the Census is vital to administrative functions and planning of welfare schemes. But the repeated postponement and, consequently, …

Explained | The delay in the decennial Census
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained | The delay in the decennial Census

The Hindu  

The story so far: The decennial Census of 2021 has been pushed forward yet again and is unlikely to start till September 2023, at least. In 2020, the census was postponed indefinitely and several requests were received from States for permission to create new units, the date of freezing of boundaries was first extended till December 31, 2020. On December …

Avoid further delay in conducting the Census
2 years, 2 months ago

Avoid further delay in conducting the Census

The Hindu  

In February 1961, I was in primary school. Delimitation of parliamentary and Assembly constituencies would continue to be based on 2001 Census till data from a Census after 2026 are published. Census and NPR The decision to collect data for the National Population Register by piggybacking on the Census operations was the most debated issue before the Census was postponed. …

No census before 2024 elections?
2 years, 2 months ago

No census before 2024 elections?

Hindustan Times  

HT reported on January 6 that the office of the Registrar General of India has informed state and Union Territories that the deadline for freezing administrative boundaries of administrative jurisdictions has been extended till June 30. According to the rules, the census exercise can only begin three months after the freezing of administrative boundaries which makes the earliest possible date …

Census to be further delayed till 30 September, say officials
2 years, 2 months ago

Census to be further delayed till 30 September, say officials

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The exercise to carry out the decennial census has been further postponed – at least till 30 September, officials said. In a communication to all states, the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India conveyed that the date of freezing of administrative boundaries has been extended till 30 June. The communication said the state governments …

Decennial census exercise postponed till September 2023
2 years, 2 months ago

Decennial census exercise postponed till September 2023

The Hindu  

The decennial census exercise has been postponed till September, at least, as the government informed States that the date of freezing of administrative boundaries has been extended till June 30. The boundaries of the administrative units for the ensuing census will now be frozen with effect from 01-07-2023.” The letter accessed by The Hindu said the census directorates are “requested …

A Digital Census in The True Sense Coming Soon, Says Govt Document; Here's What You Can Count on
2 years, 5 months ago

A Digital Census in The True Sense Coming Soon, Says Govt Document; Here's What You Can Count on

News 18  

There is finally hope for the Census to start soon, after being on hold for the last two years, with the Centre set to test mobile applications for conducting the “forthcoming digital census of India”, as per a central government document reviewed by News18. The forthcoming Census marks a milestone in the history of Census taking in the country with …

A census is not about counting sheep
2 years, 6 months ago

A census is not about counting sheep

The Hindu  

Among the best uses of a census anywhere in the world was perhaps what happened in the United States when, in 1850 and 1860, anti-slavery campaigners used numbers from two consecutive national censuses to build support for the abolition of slavery. A case of the missing census India’s first Census was held in 1872, conducted non-synchronously in different parts of …

Aakar Patel | Why, for the first time in 150 years, India’s Census won’t be on time
2 years, 7 months ago

Aakar Patel | Why, for the first time in 150 years, India’s Census won’t be on time

Deccan Chronicle  

India’s Census has been delayed again, indefinitely, making it the first time in 150 years that it will not come on time. This survey, called the quinquennial, also gives us data on India’s large informal sector economy. The previous chief economic adviser to the finance ministry, Krishnamurthy Subramanian, had asked the government to release the survey data, but that didn’t …

No Plans to Bring Census into Concurrent List, Says Govt
2 years, 8 months ago

No Plans to Bring Census into Concurrent List, Says Govt

News 18  

The government has no plans to bring the census into the concurrent list and allow state governments to conduct the census, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Rai, Union minister of state for home, also said that due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, the Census 2021 and the related field activities …

Parliament proceedings | Bihar, Odisha and Maharashtra have demanded caste census, MHA in Lok Sabha
2 years, 8 months ago

Parliament proceedings | Bihar, Odisha and Maharashtra have demanded caste census, MHA in Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the State Governments of Bihar, Maharashtra and Odisha have requested to collect caste details in the forthcoming Census but caste details other than that of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe have not been enumerated in Census since Independence. In a written reply to a question by member Thalikkottai …

COVID-19 curbs off, but Census still on slow burner
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 curbs off, but Census still on slow burner

The Hindu  

Nearly all COVID-19-related restrictions have been lifted across the world and India, but the Centre has no plans to restart the decennial Census operations which were halted due to the pandemic. The details will be updated in the Census register automatically based on your answer.” The Hindu reported in October 2021, that several amendments being proposed to the Registration of …

Digitalisation of census will ensure better enumeration: Amit Shah
2 years, 10 months ago

Digitalisation of census will ensure better enumeration: Amit Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted with digitalisation of the census process in the country, a ‘100% perfect’ enumeration can be expected in the next counting exercise, which has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier in the day Mr. Shah who is on a two-day visit to Assam said the central government is making efforts to …

Digitalisation of census process to ensure 100 percent enumeration: Amit Shah
2 years, 10 months ago

Digitalisation of census process to ensure 100 percent enumeration: Amit Shah

India TV News  

Highlights Shah asserted that digitalization of the census process can lead to 100% enumeration Shah stressed the importance of proper enumeration for better planning of the country's development Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a 3-day visit to Assam Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that with the digitalization of the census process in the country, a …

Next release of 2020 census data postponed until next year
2 years, 11 months ago

Next release of 2020 census data postponed until next year

Associated Press  

The next release of detailed data about U.S. residents from the 2020 census will be postponed until next year because the U.S. Census Bureau said Wednesday that it needs more time to crunch the numbers, including implementing a controversial method used to protect participants’ identities. Last year, the Census Bureau released state population counts used to determine how many congressional …

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