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India approves funds for census, population survey
Tuesday, December 24, 2019, 5:28 PM
India's cabinet approved funds for a census and population survey to be conducted next year, amid fears that the database could be used to build a controversial citizens register, against which there have been widespread protests. The government approved 87.54-billion rupees ($1.23-billion) for conducting the census and 39.41-billion rupees for updating the National Population Register(NPR), Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters.
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