By Admin 
Caste Census: In the CCPA meeting held on Wednesday (June 4, 2025) regarding caste census, the Modi government has decided that caste census will be done in the original census itself. This time questions related to caste will also be asked during the census. Earlier, the census was to be held in 2021, but had to postpone due to Corona.
Government employees are appointed for census
Government employees are appointed for census in the country, which are called enumerators. Employees appointed for the census go to the fixed areas and gather many kinds of information. The government gives them a special ID card and if there is any kind of doubt, you can ask them to show the identity card.
According to the official website of the census, it is done in two parts. First Housing and Second Housing Census. Many types of questions related to the house are asked in housing, which contain questions related to the possession of electricity, drinking water, toilets, property and property.
A total of 29 questions are asked during the process
The second form of the census is of the National Population Register. In this, questions are asked about the members of the house. Such as- name, gender, mother’s name, father’s name, date of birth, marital status, temporary address and questions are asked questions. A total of 29 such questions are asked during the process of population.
How is the census data base ready?
According to the claims, whatever information related to the Census, the Government of India, is not shared with the private agency. The census employees who collect the data are filtered. After dividing it into the category, it is finalized in the National Population Register. In this way, the data base of the census is prepared which the government uses.
There is a provision for census in India, which is known as the Census Act 1948. This provision gives the central government the right to conduct census and make rules for it. Along with this, a detailed figure of census is kept confidential.
When did the census started since?
The first census in the country was in 1872 during the reign of the then Governor General Lord Mayo, while the entire census took place in 1881. After this, the trend of census started every 10 years. Before independence, the census was conducted in 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911, 1921, 1931 and 1941. After independence, the first census took place in 1951. Then 1961, 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011 census was conducted.
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