印度计划在2027年3月之前进行一次数字人口普查,其中包括有争议的种姓问题。 India plans a digital census by March 2027, including controversial caste questions.

印度计划在2023年启动延迟的人口普查,到2027年3月1日结束。 India plans to launch its delayed census in 2023, concluding by March 1, 2027. 16年来首次以数字方式进行人口普查,其中将包括种姓问题,这是独立以来一个有争议的补充。 Conducted digitally for the first time in 16 years, the census will include questions about caste, a contentious addition since independence. 这些数据将影响福利政策和政治代表制,有可能导致要求增加中低等种姓的配额。 The data will shape welfare policies and political representation, potentially leading to calls for increased quotas for lower and intermediate castes. 这次普查涉及270万人员,对于分配政府方案和重新划定政治边界以反映出印度人口超过14亿人口的增长至关重要。 The census, involving 2.7 million personnel, is crucial for allocating government programs and redrawing political boundaries to reflect India's growing population of over 1.4 billion people.