The past three decades have seen the advent of major transformations in the Indian economy. While the economy has achieved average growth rates of 5–9 per cent, education has risen sharply for both men and women, fertility rates have declined, and infrastructure facilities, particularly access to electricity, cooking gas and piped water, have improved.
It’s time to debate the modalities of the next Census, given the earlier confusion over caste data.
Trust in official statistics is vital for democracy — the new policy must avoid centralisation.
Legislation and gender-based agri land allotment would help
Collecting data about sexual violence is a crucial step towards breaking the culture of silence