Census 2021

Jharkhand govt to convene special Assembly session on 11 Nov to pass resolution on Sarna Code

The resolution will seek a special column for followers of the Sarna religion, who are not presently classified as a separate entity, in the Census 2021

Census, NPR unlikely in 2020, not on govt's priority list amid COVID-19 pandemic, say officials

The house-listing phase of the Census and the exercise to update the National Population Register were scheduled to be carried out from 1 April to 30 September, but were postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak

Govt to conduct NPR along with Census 2021: All you need to know about NRC, National Population Register and how they are linked

How similar or different is NRC from NPR, a nationwide process, which the government announced will be conducted along with Census 2021, Firstpost takes a look

Daily Bulletin: Hemant Soren to form govt in Jharkhand as alliance secures majority; anti-CAA protests to continue; Cabinet meet on NPR; today's top stories

Alliance storms to majority in Jharkhand, Hemant Soren tipped to be CM; Key Cabinet meet today to discuss National Population Register, Census 2021; Anti-CAA protests to continue in various parts of the country; day's top stories

Amit Shah says next Census in 2021 will be done digitally, proposes multipurpose ID card for NPR rollout

Meanwhile, the Home Secretary also urged caution while using technology for data collection.

Adivasis and the Indian State: Caught between Hinduisation and indifferent govt, Madias of Maharashtra struggle to make ends meet

Majority of the families belonging to the Madia tribe in Maharashtra, whose lives have been disrupted by an encroaching ‘civilisation’, are left with a Hobson’s choice — assimilate and lose their Adivasi culture or resist and lose their lives

MHA says govt will conduct next Census of India in March 2021; Jammu and Kashmir to undergo exercise in Oct 2020

In a notification, the ministry said the decision has been taken by the central government under the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948).

Narendra Modi govt to conduct caste-wise census in 2021, says Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar

Sushil Kumar Modi made the statement while addressing a function organised by BJP's Extremely Backward Class Morcha to celebrate 'Jannayak Karpoori Thakur birth anniversary' in Patna.

MHA to start work related to 2021 census this year, Rajnath Singh chairs meet on road map

The work related to 2021 census, covering the country's entire 1.30 billion population, will begin this year, the home ministry said on Wednesday.