Census 2021 will be a digital exercise & a shift from the ‘pen-paper’ method used previously by enumerators, home minister Amit Shah said on Monday. Shah said the it will open the possibility of enhancing delivery & reach of welfare schemes & services to the right beneficiaries. Shah said the National Population Register would be updated alongside this exercise.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/digital-census-will-improve-services-reduce-documents/articleshow/71267538.cms