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    What counts is seldom counted

    Published on September 22, 2021

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    Census data in India are losing their relevance in the development agenda

    India is busy debating the caste census when the regular Census itself has not been conducted owing to the pandemic. It is quite ironic that various elections have been held, and people gathered together at large rallies flouting COVID-19 norms, while the Census has still not been conducted. This is the first time that India has not conducted its decadal Census since the exercise began.