New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the upcoming population census in the country will be an ‘e-census’ that will shape policies for the next 25 years.
Amit Shah said that when the e-census starts, he and his family will be the first to fill in all the details online. He was speaking at the inauguration of the Census Office in Amingawon, Assam.
‘The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to incorporate modern technologies to make the census more scientific. The next census will be the e-census. It will be a 100% perfect census, ”he said.
By 2024, all births and deaths in the country will be linked to the census. He added that it will be updated automatically.
After birth, the details will be added to the Census Register. He said her name would be added to the voters’ list when they turned 18 and the name would be removed after her death.