Next census will be a digital one: Amit Shah

DISPUR, Assam: Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs, Government of India, during his visit to Assam, announced that the upcoming census is to be done in digital mode.

Shah announced that the census which was due in 2021, is to be done in the censuS digital mode where nearly 50 per cent of the total population will be able to feed their data using their mobile phones. This will not only enhance the timely delivery of the services but will ensure the accuracy of data as well. Additionally, the Government of India is planning to link the birth and death registers to the census, which means that the uploaded data could be updated with every birth and death.

Amit Shah also participated in the Bhumi Pujan ceremony held at the Border Security Force’s (BSF) Central Workshop and Store in the Tamulpur district of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). Along with it, Shah also launched Khadi products in the canteens of the paramilitary forces and awarded the President’s colours to the police force of Assam. “The next census which has been delayed because of the COVID-19 will be an e-census…a hundred per cent perfect census, on the basis of which the country’s roadmap for the next 25 years will be built,”