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Modi urges youth to take part in Census 2027
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged young Indians on Independence Day to spend one or two hours helping with Census 2027. He said accurate household information would guide government policies, schemes and development…
The Story in Brief
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged young Indians on Independence Day to spend one or two hours helping with Census 2027. He said accurate household information would guide government policies, schemes and development planning. Modi asked families to review their details carefully before submitting them online, including spellings and other personal information.
Census 2027 is India’s first census to use digital tools, with data collected through a mobile application alongside door-to-door enumeration. Citizens can upload their information by mobile phone, though an official may later verify the details. The census, postponed from 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, is targeted for completion by March 1, 2027. Officials expect collation and publication to take two to three years.
The Indian Opinion
The easy claim that digital self-reporting will automatically produce clean data is too confident. It may reduce entry mistakes, but it also depends on access, digital literacy and careful verification. The opposite claim, that a one or two-hour contribution is meaningless, is equally lazy when census figures shape public planning. The real test will be whether officials publish clear verification standards and complete the exercise by March 1, 2027.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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