Vijaita Singh / Hindu
The religious data of Census 2011 were released on Tuesday after the Registrar-General of India (RGI), who reports to the Home Ministry, got a clearance from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
A senior official said the coming Bihar Assembly elections were also a factor behind the data release.
Before it came to power, the BJP made it clear that it would release the data once it assumed office. “The data had been computed and was ready to be released even earlier this year, but it was not released following the lack of political will,” said a senior government official. more
The religious data of Census 2011 were released on Tuesday after the Registrar-General of India (RGI), who reports to the Home Ministry, got a clearance from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
A senior official said the coming Bihar Assembly elections were also a factor behind the data release.
Before it came to power, the BJP made it clear that it would release the data once it assumed office. “The data had been computed and was ready to be released even earlier this year, but it was not released following the lack of political will,” said a senior government official. more
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