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Q33 (CDS-I/2009) Polity & Governance › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies › Constitutional statutory bodies Answer Verified

In which one of the following Minsitries the census organisation has been functioning on a permanent footing since 1961 ?

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The Census organization in India has been functioning on a permanent footing under the Ministry of Home Affairs since 1961. While the first complete census was conducted in 1881, the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India was established as a permanent entity only later [4]. Specifically, the post-1949 administrative structure placed the organization under the Ministry of Home Affairs [3]. The 1961 Census marked a significant transition where the organization was established on a permanent basis to handle the decennial census and demographic surveys . The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, typically an IAS officer of Additional Secretary rank, oversees these activities under the guidance of the Ministry of Home Affairs [2]. This permanent status ensures continuity in demographic data collection, including the Linguistic Survey of India .

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  1. [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census_of_India
  2. [4] https://unstats.un.org/unsd/wsd/docs/India_wsd_history.pdf
  3. [1] https://www.pib.gov.in/PressNoteDetails.aspx?ModuleId=3&NoteId=154867
  4. [2] https://tn.census.gov.in/organization.php
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