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As the population numbers have ballooned beyond the 130-crore mark, the cry of caution on uncontrolled population growthâ€ must be heeded in a general sense, but we must tread cautiously in any comparison on religious lines as we still bear the burden of history from the forced sterilisation programme. (Representational Image)

Mobile app to count Indians in next Census

This is the first time that census data will be collected through a mobile app.

24 Sept 2019 1:45 AM IST

Union home minister Amit Shah arrives at Parliament for the Budget Session, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

'Mobile app will be used in Census 2021,' says Amit Shah

India's last census was carried out in 2011 when the country's population stood at 121 crore.

23 Sept 2019 12:12 PM IST

The speeding up of the process is likely to ensure that data on OBCs would be available before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, sources said. (Representational Image)

In a first, Census 2021 to collect OBC data

In 2006, National Sample Survey Office said OBCs comprise 41% of India's population.

1 Sept 2018 1:36 AM IST