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No signs of India’s once-in-a-decade census, due in 2021 and delayed due to the pandemic, beginning soon.

By YP Rajesh and Rupam Jain NEW DELHI (Reuters) - In two months, India is projected to become the worlds most populous country with over 1.4 billion people. But for at least a year, and possibly longer, the country wont know how many people it has because it hasnt been able to count them. Indias once in a decade census, due in 2021 and delayed due to the pandemic, has now got bogged down by technical and logistical hurdles and there are no signs the mammoth exercise is likely to begin soon. Expe...

In two months, India is projected to become the world's most populous country with over 1.4 billion people. But for at least a year, and possibly longer, the country won't know how many people it has.

India’s once in a decade census, due in 2021 and delayed due to the pandemic, has now got bogged down by technical and logistical hurdles.

In two months, India is projected to become the worlds most populous country with over 1.4 billion people.

India's once in a decade census, due in 2021 and delayed due to the pandemic, has now got bogged down by technical and logistical hurdles and there are no signs the mammoth exercise is likely to begin soon

India, soon world's most populous nation, doesn't know how many people it has | 2023-02-15 18:30:00

Delay in new census largely due to decision to fine-tune process and make it foolproof

In a shocker, consumer price index (CPI) inflation touched 6.5 per cent in January, the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation said on Monday, after being 5.72 per cent in December and 5.88 per cent in November last year, and economists termed it worrisome.

The 6% mark was breached, with rural inflation rising even more in January and food and fuel prices rising to worrying levels, as per government data released on Monday.