India's 2025 digital census faces cancellation due to severe underfunding by the government.

The Indian government has allocated only Rs 574.80 crore for the upcoming decennial census, far short of the estimated Rs 12,000 crore needed, making the census unlikely to proceed in 2025. Scheduled to be India's first digital census, it would require citizens to provide personal details like Aadhaar or mobile numbers for self-enumeration. Previous census efforts were delayed due to the pandemic.

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