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Census

Centre Planning To Use Birth, Death Data To Boost Development Process, Says Amit Shah

Amit Shah also said if the birth and death certificate data are preserved in a special way, development works can be planned properly.

May 22, 2023, 21:52 PM IST

In Letter To PM Modi, Mallikarjun Kharge Demands Caste Census

In his letter PM Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge pointed out that the regular decennial census was to be carried out in 2021 but it has not yet been conducted.

Apr 17, 2023, 10:55 AM IST

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar demands caste-based census as he welcomes SC's decision on EWS quota

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar demanded the caste based census and said that the state has started the procedure for the same as it will provide better information about economic status of people.

Nov 08, 2022, 19:50 PM IST

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These days people in Bolivia are very angry with the government

These days people in Bolivia are very angry with the government. The reason for their displeasure is the 2022 census which the government has postponed till 2024. People say that this should happen only in 2022.

Aug 11, 2022, 10:16 AM IST

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DNA: Digital Register -- Now no need to wait 10 years for census

Till date census work in India used to be done manually which took a lot of time to complete. But from now onwards, the census will be done electronically.

May 11, 2022, 01:22 AM IST

Next census to be e-census, announces Amit Shah, says 'it will be '100 per cent perfect'

"While e-census will have its challenges, there would also be advantages - about 50 per cent of the population will be able to feed their data themselves," the Union Home Minister was quoted as saying by the PTI news agency.

May 10, 2022, 08:29 AM IST

After COVID-19 crisis, China with world's largest population begins its census drive

As per Chinese government's estimates, the population in the 2020 census could be recorded at 1.42 billion.

Nov 02, 2020, 17:15 PM IST

MHA to hold important meeting on Census, NPR today, West Bengal to skip it

On January 15 (Wednesday), government sources told news agency ANI had said that all states have issued re-notification of the NPR, while Kerala and West Bengal have communicated to the Centre to put it on hold.

Jan 17, 2020, 07:17 AM IST

National Population Register: Everything you need to know about its benefits

The NPR was prepared in 2010 under the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955 and Citizenship Rules, 2003, which was subsequently updated in 2015 by seeding it with Aadhaar.

Dec 24, 2019, 18:59 PM IST

National Population Register, database of Indian Citizens, gets Cabinet nod

The census will kickstart from April 1, 2020.

Dec 24, 2019, 14:29 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah moots idea of multipurpose card, says 2021 census will be done digitally

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also noted that the next census in 2021 would be done through a mobile app.

Sep 23, 2019, 15:27 PM IST

In a first, census data could be collected using mobile app

Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba has said that mobile apps could greatly assist in collecting census data in the country - a practice which started here 140 years ago.

Apr 09, 2019, 16:17 PM IST

Census 2021 will collect data on OBCs

Census 2021 will be finalised?in three years after conducting the census instead of seven to eight years now, a home ministry spokesperson said.

Sep 01, 2018, 15:16 PM IST

UK may remove compulsory identification of sex from census form

The UK is set to become one of the first countries in the world not to require its citizens to identify their sex as part of its census forms.

Oct 08, 2017, 21:06 PM IST

Pakistan's population surges to 208 million: Statistics office

Pakistan`s population has risen to 208 million people, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics said on Friday, after the South Asian nation conducted its first census in 19 years.

Aug 25, 2017, 18:04 PM IST

Pakistan's Sikh community disappointed at being 'left out' from census

Members and leaders of the Sikh community in Peshawar expressed their disappointment at being "left out" of the national census, saying they feared their community would not be adequately represented in Pakistan`s first national headcount in 19 years.

Mar 19, 2017, 09:29 AM IST