Union home ministry has cut the budget for Census Survey and Statistics.
The Union home ministry has cut the budget for Census Survey and Statistics. The Registrar General of India will still proceed with the delayed census and update the National Population Register. Additional funds can be accessed if needed. The government does not plan to collect caste-wise data in the upcoming Census, except for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
New Delhi: Ahead of the upcoming Union budget, the Union home ministry has capped the expenditure of the Census Survey and Statistics to about half of what was allocated in Budget Estimates 2024-25 but has made a provision, saying the RGI can access more funds through a special route.
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