Interim census data likely to be available in 2023-24 SECTIONS Share Synopsis The work on Census 2021 and updating the National Population Register (NPR) started in 2020, but had to be deferred due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Union Cabinet had approved Rs 8,754.23 crore for Census and Rs 3,941.35 crore for NPR. Agencies Provisional data from Census 2021 will likely be made available in 2023-24 to provide village-level statistics on important indicators Provisional data from Census 2021 will likely be made available in 2023-24 to provide village-level statistics on important indicators, but it may take at least another year for the release of the final report, the home ministry has informed a parliamentary panel.