How India counts a billion people
How India counts a billion people
New Delhi: Between now and next March, the Indian government will undertake the massive task of taking the census. Counting the more than billion poeple who live within the boundaries of India.
On Just to Clarify, in that light, we wanted to bring you a census FAQ - everything you wanted to know about the census, but didn’t know who to ask.
Our guest on the show is Jayant Banthia, who was the registrar general of the former census, conducted in 2001.
samanth.s@livemint.com
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