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Despite demands from several communities to be counted as a separate religion, the next Census will only count Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain as distinct religion options.

The 2021 Census:

Digital Census: Census 2021, which was to be conducted in two phases, has been postponed indefinitely, with the Central government initially attributing the delay to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The next Census is also set to be the first digital Census, where respondents will have the option to fill in the questionnaire from the comforts of their own homes.

No separate codes: Though respondents can additionally write the name of any other religion in the Census form, no separate code will be provided.
Commuter queries: New queries about travel plan and metro usage have been added.
A question on types and causes of disabilities has been expanded to include “acid attack, intellectual disability, chronic neurological disease and blood disorder.
A code directory is added to streamline data processing.

News Source: The Hindu

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