Govt approves upgradation of National Population Register, says no documentation or bio-metric needed

Union
Cabinet approves conduct of Census of India 2021 and updation of National
Population Register.

Cabinet
approved expenditure of over 8 thousand 754 crore rupees for the exercise of
Census of India 2021 and over 3 thousand 941 crore rupees for updation of
National Population Register.

The next
decennial Census is due in 2021 and would be conducted in two phases.

The House
listing and Housing Census will be carried out from April to September, 2020
and Population Enumeration  from  9th February to 28th February, 2021.

Union
Minister Prakash Javadekar said that Census exercise will be done by using App
based technology to make it more easier. He assured that no proof, document or
biometric will be taken during the process of NPR from the people.