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16th Census of India
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Our Census, Our Future
General information
CountryIndia
AuthorityMinistry of Home Affairs
Websitecensusindia.gov.in


The 2021 Census of India, also the 16th Indian Census, is intended to be carried out in 2023. In April 2019, a data user conference was held and it was announced that 330,000 enumerators would be enlisted and that they would be encouraged to use their own smart phones, although a paper option will also be available, which the enumerators will then need to submit electronically. It was further announced that house listing will be conducted between April and September 2020, with actual enumeration in February 2021 and a revision round in March. The reference date will be 1 March 2021 in most of the states and 1 October 2020 for Jammu and Kashmir and some areas of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.[1]

In September 2019, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had stated that the 2021 national census would be done fully digitally through a mobile phone application.[2] 2021 census will be carried out in 16 languages.[3] In February 2021, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated ₹37.68 billion (US$450 million) for the census in the 2021 Union budget of India.[4] It was delayed to 2022[5] and then further delayed to 2023[6] due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

Information

House-listings

The House-listing schedule contains 31 questions:[7]

No. Information
1 Building Number
2 Census House Number
3 Predominant material of floor, wall and roof of the census house
4 Ascertain use of census house
5 Condition of the census house
6 Household number
7 Total number of persons normally residing in the household
8 Name of the head of the household
9 Sex of the head of the household
10 Whether the head of the household belongs to SC/ST/Other
11 Ownership status of the census house
12 Number of dwelling rooms exclusively in possession of the household
13 Number of married couple(s) living in the household
14 Main source of drinking water
15 Availability of drinking water source
16 Main source of lighting
17 Access to latrine
18 Type of latrine
19 Wastewater outlet
20 Availability of bathing facility
21 Availability of kitchen and LPG/PNG connection
22 Main fuel used for cooking
23 Radio/Transistor
24 Television
25 Access to Internet
26 Laptop/Computer
27 Telephone/Mobile phone/smartphone
28 Bicycle/scooter/motorcycle/moped
29 Car/Jeep/Van
30 Main cereal consumed in the household
31 Mobile number

Population enumeration

The Population enumeration.

NPR

National Population Register will be linked to this census with preparations beginning from April 2020.[8][9] NPR will be conducted along with the first phase of Census between April to September 2020.[10][11] On 24 December 2019, the Central Government approved ₹39.41 billion (equivalent to ₹49 billion or US$590 million in 2023) for updating the NPR across India.[12]

Caste Enumeration in Census

The 15th Indian Census taken in 2011, attempted to estimate the population based on Socio-Economic and Caste Status for the first time since 1931. However, as the enumeration was based on recording the respondents' declaration, it led to creation of hundreds of thousands of caste/subcaste categories. For the 16th Indian census, the government is instead considering enumeration based on a list of educationally or socially disadvantaged castes (known as Other Backward Class) reported by each state.[13] However, in February 2020, the Indian government rejected the demand for OBC data as part of the 2021 census.[14][15]

In September 2018, the then Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, announced that the 2021 census will have Other Backward Class (OBC) data, for the first time since the 1931 census.[16] Despite this announcement, the questionnaire presented in July 2019 did not have a specific OBC category.[17] Several state legislative assemblies passed resolutions for collecting OBC data including the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly[18] Odisha Legislative Assembly[19] and Bihar Legislative Assembly,[20] while the government of Uttar Pradesh, rejected the opposition's demand to pass such a resolution.[21] On 29 February 2020, central government refused to conduct caste census despite demands from states.[22] Despite Centre's rejection, Maharashtra legislators were adamant for caste based census at least in the state.[23] Protest march in support of OBC census was carried out in Jammu and Kashmir.[24] Minister of State Social Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale also demanded carrying of census counting every single caste in India.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Census 2021 will be done via mobile app, says officials". The New Indian Express. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Digital Census In 2021; Amit Shah Proposes Idea Of Multipurpose ID Card". NDTV. 23 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Census 2021 to be conducted in 16 languages". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Budget 2021: Census to go digital for the first time with Rs 3,768 crore allocation". India Today. 1 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Government likely to postpone census to 2022". The Hindu. 11 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Deadline for freezing administrative boundaries extended, no Census this year". The Indian Express. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Census 2021: 31 Questions You Will be Asked in First Phase". India News, Breaking News | India.com. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  8. ^ Awasthi, Prashasti (6 March 2020). "Preparations for census 2021, NPR update to begin from April 1: Ministry". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  9. ^ "No training being imparted for NPR exercise: Punjab government". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 7 March 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 March 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. ^ Singh, Vijaita (2 March 2020). "34 queries in Census 2020 form". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  11. ^ Sudhi, K. s (26 February 2020). "Census authorities for updating NPR in State". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Cabinet approves Rs 3,941 crore for NPR, Rs 8,754 crore for Census 2021". Business Standard. 24 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Move afoot to collect OBC data afresh in Census 2021". The Times of India. 9 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Real reason no govt wants OBC count in Census – it will reveal inconvenient truths". The Print. 7 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Centre rejected demand for OBC data in Census 2021, Speaker informs Maharashtra Assembly". The Hindu. 28 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Census 2021 to collect OBC data, first since 1931". The Economic Times. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  17. ^ Tripathi, Rahul (31 July 2019). "Despite promise, no OBC category yet in census 2021". The Economic Times. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  18. ^ ,"Maharashtra Assembly passes resolution seeking caste-based Census". India Today. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  19. ^ "Odisha Assembly passes resolution seeking caste-based census". www.indiatvnews.com. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Bihar assembly passes resolution for caste-based Census in 2021". Deccan Herald. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  21. ^ Pioneer, The (29 February 2020). "UP govt rejects demand for caste-based census". The Pioneer. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  22. ^ Ghildiyal, Subodh (29 February 2020). "Govt rebuffs plea on Census caste data". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  23. ^ "Despite Centre's rejection, Maharashtra legislators unite to press for separate census for OBCs". Free Press Journal. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  24. ^ "Protest rally taken out for implementation of central reservation policy". Daily Excelsior. 4 March 2020.
  25. ^ Botekar, Abhilash (3 March 2020). "Athawale calls for caste-based census". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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