Census Subject : Polity The census provides information on size, distribution and socio-economic, demographic and other characteristics of the country’s population. During the regime of the Mughal king Akbar, the administrative report ‘Ain-e-Akbari’ included comprehensive data pertaining to population, industry, wealth and many other characteristics. A systematic and modern population census, in its […]

    Census Subject: Polity Context: Owing to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, Census 2021 and other Census-related field activities have been postponed until further orders, the Union Home Ministry said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Concept: About Census The census provides information on size, distribution and socio-economic, demographic and other characteristics of the […]

    CENSUS Subject : Governance Context :The provisional data for the latest Census and National Population Register (NPR) will be available before the Lok Sabha election in 2024, according to information provided by the Union Home Ministry to a parliamentary committee. Concept : The previous Census was conducted in 2011 and the NPR, which […]