The last census was conducted in the country in the year 2011. Since then, the dates of the census from the year 2021 are pending. But a few months ago, the Modi government has approved the census. During this, it has been said that caste census will also be conducted in the original census itself. Earlier it was postponed in the year 2021 due to Corona, but now the date of census has come again. Let us know when it will start and what kind of questions can be asked during this time.
How is the census done?
government employees are appointed for the census. These people reach the designated areas and collect various types of information by going door to door. The government gives them special identity cards for the census, but if a person has doubts, he can also ask them to show the official identity card. Census is done in two parts. First housing and second housing census. In housing, questions related to the house such as electricity, drinking water, toilet and property are asked.
Which questions are asked?
The second form is of the National population Register. It contains questions related to the members of the house such as gender, mother's name, date of birth, father's name, marital status, temporary address, current address, head of the family, relation with the head of the family, current marital status, age at the time of marriage, religion, sect, scheduled caste or Tribe, disability, mother tongue, knowledge of which other languages, literacy status, current educational status, highest education, employment of the past year, category of economic activity, employment, nature of industry, employment and services, category non-economic activity, what kind of employment do you want, mode of going to work etc. During this process, generally 29 questions are asked.
When will the census start?
This time the census work in india will be completed in two phases. The first time it will start from 1 october 2026. During this time, the census of the people living in the hilly areas of the country will be done. The second phase will start from march 1, 2027. During this time, census will be done in the plains. This time caste-based census will be done. The biggest impact of caste census will be seen on the OBC category..jpg)
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