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A total of 8 times ethnic census has been done in the country. Between 1872 and 1931, 7 times in the British period and once in 2011 in independent India.
The exercise of census, counting of castes, delimitation and women’s reservation in Parliament will start simultaneously in the country, as their timelines have come together. The census and ethnic calculation will begin from 2026. Because in 2001, the number of Lok Sabha seats was freezed till 2026.
The delimitation will also be from 2026. Because in 2021, if the census was on time, the delimitation would have been based on the 2031 census. The exemption to change administrative boundaries will increase to 31 December 25, earlier 1 June 2025.
At the same time, the Act of Women’s Reservation was passed on 20 September 2023. It was arranged that after the passage of this Act, seats will be reserved for women on the basis of upcoming delimitation and census data in Lok Sabha and Assembly.
Time, which will be spent in census
- Census; It takes 1-2 years to prepare questionnaires, software and technical equipment. After this, field work begins, which lasts 2-3 months. Then it takes 1-2 years for data verification and publication, ie it has taken 3-4 years.
- Delimitation; It takes 1-2 months to form a commission. Data collection and analysis cost 6-12 months. Public counseling takes 6–12 months. The final report is made in 3-6 months. It takes 6-12 months to be implemented. That is, it takes 2-3 years. This time period is estimated. There can be less.
Expenditure, an average of Rs 100 per person. till
According to an estimate, about 14 thousand crores for the census. Can be allotted. That is, an average of Rs 100 per Indian. Will cost Apart from the ethnic census, it also includes the exercise to update the National Population Register.
Please tell that the Central Government has given Rs 8,754 crore in 2019. Was approved and Rs 3,941 crore. The National Population Register was kept to update. Let us know that in the budget of 2025-26, the opposition parties had questioned the intention of the government regarding keeping only 578 crore in this item.
2 conditions, which are necessary for census …
The census process will start from 1 April 2026, but before that two statutory needs will be met …
- First condition- From 1 January 26, geographical administrative boundaries will freeze, which are out of the freeze of freeze till 30 June 25. The exemption to change administrative boundaries will increase to 31 December 25.
- Second condition- The census Act 1948 will have to be amended for ethnic count. The exercise to prepare the amendment bill for this began soon after the cabinet decision. The bill related to this will be passed in the monsoon session.
The last census in the country took place in 2011. The 2021 census was postponed due to Kovid-19 epidemic. The last ethnic census took place in 1931 under British rule. Also happened in 2011, but caste -based figures were not made public. The last delimitation took place in 2002, which was implemented by 2008 based on the 2001 census.
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