Population census: It is a common experience that the current government does not like transparency in the data. Otherwise, It is difficult to understand why the decennial census has not been conducted in India till now, While COVID-19 It has been a long time since the shadow of the pandemic went away.
When the Centre formed a Statistics Standing Committee a few months ago, some of the names of the 14 experts included in it were surprising. It was especially surprising to see that the chairmanship of the committee has been given to Pranab Sen, who has a reputation for being honest towards statistics. It was told that the committee will give suggestions regarding sampling and data analysis of the National Sample Survey and other government surveys.
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The government secretly dissolved the Pranab Sen committee
It is well known that during the Narendra Modi government, the credibility of all government data has been eroding. Now the news is that the government has secretly dissolved the Pranab Sen committee. The committee members say that they have not even been told the reason why the committee was dissolved. The officials have definitely told the media that now a permanent parliamentary committee has been formed regarding the national sample surveys, so the scope of both the committees was clashing. Whereas newspaper reports published on the basis of sources have told that during a meeting, the members of the Sen committee asked tough questions to the officials on the delay in the census.
Postponed to 2021 due to the covid pandemic
It is possible that the government is upset with this. It is a common experience that the current government does not like transparency in questions and data. Otherwise, it is difficult for anyone to understand why the decennial census has not been conducted in India till now? In 2021, it was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, although all elections were held in the same year. Anyway, a long time has passed since the shadow of the pandemic went away.
There is no major country in the world where census has not been conducted till now. Therefore, it becomes a basis to say that the Modi government is deliberately avoiding the census, which is the source of solid and reliable data. Data tells the truth of the times. If there are no data, arbitrary stories can be created. The government whose priority has been to confuse the discussion by preparing favorite data and making fabricated narratives credible through it, its aversion towards experts can be understood.