Census activities put off due to COVID-19, Minister tells Lok Sabha
The Hindu
The first digital Census has a provision for self-enumeration, says Nityanand Rai in written reply
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 (MHA) 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. The forthcoming Census is to be the first digital Census and there is a provision for self-enumeration,” Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, said in a written reply to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s question. A mobile application for data collection and a Census portal for managing and monitoring various Census related activities have been developed. The questionnaire for the first phase of Census was notified in the Gazette.
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