2021 census to be conducted through mobile phone app

Top census officials have discussed a strategy to carry out the massive exercise to count different aspects of India’s a billion plus population and run the entire process seamlessly, the Home Ministry said on Friday.

The all India conference of state coordinators and directors of Census Operations and updation of National Population Register (NPR), held in the last two days, discussed the preparation for Census 2021 and how to eliminate doubts, if any, about the gigantic exercise.

The 2021 census will be conducted through a mobile phone application, moving away from the traditional pen and paper.
Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/2021-census-to-be-conducted-through-mobile-phone-app/article29654292.ece?homepage=true