Explained | Impact of delay in Census 2021
3 years, 4 months ago

Explained | Impact of delay in Census 2021

The Hindu  

The story so far: Census 2021 has been postponed indefinitely, the Ministry of Home Affairs told the Lok Sabha last week. Apart from being used to demarcate constituencies, the Census data is also vital to the administration, and planning of key welfare schemes could be affected by the delay. Although Census data may have been initially used to estimate the coverage of the National Social Assistance Programme, which provides basic pension to 3.09 crore widows, disabled and elderly people below the poverty line, the Centre had announced its intent to shift to the Socio-Economic Caste Census data of 2011 instead to determine beneficiaries of the scheme. “Census data may not be used to calculate the beneficiaries of most schemes, but it is critical to policy planning, budgeting and administration,” said Avani Kapur, director of the Centre for Policy Research’s Accountability Initiative. Census data on the reasons for migration — whether economic or otherwise — could also help assess the impact of schemes such as MGNREGA on preventing distress migration, he said.

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Census in India: A Controversial Timeline
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Census 2025: A Pivotal Moment for India's Socio-Political Landscape
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Census 2025: A Pivotal Moment for India's Socio-Political Landscape

India Today  

The Union government is preparing to conduct Census 2025, a critical national exercise that serves as the backbone of policy formulation and resource distribution. The upcoming Census will provide a renewed glimpse into the socio-economic landscape, potentially leading to significant changes in policy and representation. However, the process is also fraught with controversy, with issues surrounding delimitation and caste representation …

‘Very soon’: Amit Shah on announcement of census
3 months 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 …

'Such clarity on census delayed for over three years': Congress on Amit Shah
3 months, 4 weeks 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 …

No Census in 2021, At least 14 Crore Deprived of National Food Security Act Benefits: Congress
6 months, 1 week ago

No Census in 2021, At least 14 Crore Deprived of National Food Security Act Benefits: Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has to tell the country soon when the updated census will be conducted and demanded that it must also provide data on the population of communities categorized as OBCs to give "true meaning" to social justice enshrined in the Constitution. One immediate consequence of not having census 2021 conducted …

2021 census delayed as BJP-led government wants to end SC/ST reservation, alleges Congress
7 months, 4 weeks 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 …

The Next Census is Nowhere in Sight and the Delay is Costing More and More
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Karnataka’s caste census too will be released ‘when time comes’: Ministers
1 year, 2 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 …

Govt Awaits Covid to Go Away Completely to Conduct Census Before Implementing Women Reservation Bill
1 year, 3 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, 5 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, 5 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 …

Don’t delay the census further
1 year, 7 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 …

Why is the government delaying Census 2021?
1 year, 10 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
1 year, 11 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
1 year, 11 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
1 year, 11 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. …

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

Aakar Patel | Why, for the first time in 150 years, India’s Census won’t be on time
2 years, 4 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 …

COVID-19 curbs off, but Census still on slow burner
2 years, 5 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 …

Next release of 2020 census data postponed until next year
2 years, 7 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 …

Census should not be just data-oriented: House panel
2 years, 9 months ago

Census should not be just data-oriented: House panel

The Hindu  

The Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs has said that the coming census exercise “should not merely be data-oriented; rather it should portray the perspective of culture and society.” Members of the panel felt that since the current census has not commenced yet, an effort should be made on the part of the Ministry of Home Affairs through the Registrar General …

Govt anticipates organised agitation such as inclusion of OBC count in forthcoming Census exercise
2 years, 9 months ago

Govt anticipates organised agitation such as inclusion of OBC count in forthcoming Census exercise

The Hindu  

The Registrar General of India anticipates “organised movement” against the decennial Census exercise such as agitation for inclusion of Other Backward Classes and court cases against the collection of data for the National Population Register. The handbook meant for field officers, collated by the office of the RGI that conducts the Census exercise includes a section on “Dealing with Organised …

Census activities put off due to COVID-19, Minister tells Lok Sabha
3 years, 4 months ago

Census activities put off due to COVID-19, Minister tells Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

Owing to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, Census 2021 and other Census-related field activities have been postponed until further orders, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. “In Census, data is collected on demographic and various socio-economic parameters like education, SC/ST, religion, language, marriage, fertility, disability, occupation and migration of the individuals. Special emphasis was …

Government likely to postpone census to 2022
3 years, 10 months ago

Government likely to postpone census to 2022

The Hindu  

The Centre is on track to push the 2021 Census to 2022 on account of the country’s continuing preoccupation with COVID-19, a senior government official has told The Hindu. The first phase of the census — House Listing & Housing Census — and the updating of the National Population Register were initially to be rolled out in some States on …

Census, National Population Register unlikely in 2020
4 years, 3 months ago

Census, National Population Register unlikely in 2020

The Hindu  

The first phase of the Census and the exercise to update the National Population Register, scheduled for this year but deferred due to the coronavirus outbreak, may be delayed by a year as there is no sign of slowdown of the pandemic. The official said no final decision has been taken on when the first phase of the Census 2021 …

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