In the 14 years since Indian officials last held a census, the country has seen rapid growth, with India overtaking China as ...

Budget documents show that both the budget estimates and actual spending on the census survey have declined in recent years.

Decadal Census in India delayed, key vital statistics reports not released, raising concerns about lack of data for planning.

The census, which was due in 2021, provides data about social and economic indicators apart from the headcount and helps ...

New Delhi, February 10 (IANS): Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson and Rajya Sabha MP, Sonia Gandhi, on Monday demanded ...

India’s demographic transition will see it emerge as the most populous nation in the working age group by 2030. However, ...

Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Monday asked the government to complete a population census at the earliest, claiming ...

As Suman Musadkar walked slowly through the narrow dirt alleyways of a neighbourhood in Mumbai, India's most populous city, she threw out a rough guess. "The population is around 6,000 people in this ...

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has urged the Centre to conduct the delayed census, warning that 14 crore Indians are being ...

The National Food Security Act, which was legislated during the United Progressive Alliance-2 government, aims to provide ...

It is imperative that the government prioritises the completion of the census as soon as possible and ensures that all ...