2006-10-08 00:59:33 · 5 answers · asked by manasa_dakshayini 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The first census in India in modern times is dated 1872. It started as far back as in 1860 and was finished in 1871. Starting from there, a population census has been carried out every 10 years, latest being the fourteenth in February - March 2001.
Census is carried out by the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, Delhi under the Census of India Act, 1948. The act gives Central Government many powers like to notify a date for Census, power to ask for the services of any citizen for census work. The law makes it compulsory for every citizen to answer the census questions truthfully. The Act provides penalties for giving false answers or not giving answers at all to the census questionnaire. One of the most important provisions of law is the guarantee for the maintenance of secrecy of the information collected at the census of each individual. The census records are not open to inspection and also not admissible in evidence.
Census happens in two phases, first House Listing and House Numbering Operations and second actual population enumeration phase. Census is carried out by the canvassing method. In this method, each and every household is visited and the information is collected by a specially trained enumerator.
9th February 2001, the first day of the 2001 census was celebrated as the census day.
2006-10-08 01:08:25 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first Census in India, was carried out throughout the 1860s and completed in 1871. After this, there has been one Census, every decade.
2006-10-08 01:02:05 · answer #2 · answered by Byjiar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Census program started in India in 1949 when First Prime Minister Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru needs a detail for his Panch Varshiya Yojana plan as what they can include in the 5 years plan.
2006-10-08 01:10:41 · answer #3 · answered by precede2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Census was first taken in 1872.The first complete census however taken in 1881.Since then census have been held regularly every tenth year
2016-08-04 04:48:51 · answer #4 · answered by Premdeep 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would I give money to buy toilets for India, when they don't have the sewer systems to use them? India has money, they just choose to spend it on other things than toilets for poor people.
2016-03-28 01:33:55 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋