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- The decennial census exercise has been postponed till September.
- The Government informed the States that the date of freezing of administrative boundaries has been extended till June 30.
- As per norms, census can be conducted only three months after freezing of boundary limits of administrative units such as districts, sub-districts, tehsils, talukas and police stations.
- The last census was held in 2011.
- The first phase of Census 2021 - the House listing and Housing Census along with updating the National Population Register (NPR) were scheduled to be held from April-September 2020.
- But they were postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The upcoming census is to be held for the first time both in digital mode and through paper schedules (questionnaire/forms).
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