Summary
People can tell the government about their families using a phone and the internet 📱.
The count helps the country plan schools, hospitals, and roads for the future 🏫.
Key Points
3 points1
Over 32 crore (320 million) families have been recorded in the first phase.
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More than 26 million people have used the online system on their phones.
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The online system works in 16 languages and takes only 15‑20 minutes.
New Words to Learn
8 wordscensus
a big count of all the people and families in a country
enumeration
the act of writing down information about each person or family
portal
a website where you can enter information
remote
far away or hard to reach
homestay
a place where visitors stay in a local family's home
digital
using computers or electronic devices
participation
taking part or helping out
verification
checking that the information is correct
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