A new paper by Pramit Bhattacharya has drawn fresh attention to the deliberate manned in which the current government has withheld important data about social and economic indicators.
A new paper by Pramit Bhattacharya has drawn fresh attention to the deliberate manned in which the current government has withheld important data about social and economic indicators. What is most disturbing is the delay in conducting the Census survey, which forms the basis of all policy-decisions. We speak to former Chief Statistician of India Dr Pronab Sen, to understand why this is a dangerous trend.